Planada vs South Dos Palos

A side-by-side comparison of Planada and South Dos Palos: population, income, housing, and more.

Planada and South Dos Palos are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Planada has the higher population (3,524 vs 1,637 in South Dos Palos). South Dos Palos has the higher median household income ($55,288 vs $45,588 in Planada). South Dos Palos has the higher median home value ($278,000 vs $237,200 in Planada).

Population, income & housing

	Planada	South Dos Palos
Population	3,524	1,637
Median age	35.5 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,588	$55,288
Median home value	$237,200	$278,000
Median gross rent	$981	—
Housing units	1,146	455
Homeownership rate	54.5%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Planada	South Dos Palos
Population	4,418 → 3,524 (-20.2%)	1,756 → 1,637 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$43,138 → $45,588 (+5.7%)	$42,571 → $55,288 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $237,200 (+63.0%)	$177,000 → $278,000 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $981 (+28.9%)	$710 → $1,263 (+77.9%)

Planada

Population

4,4183,524

Median household income

$43,138$45,588

Median home value

$145,500$237,200

Median gross rent

$761$981

South Dos Palos

Population

1,7561,637

Median household income

$42,571$55,288

Median home value

$177,000$278,000

Median gross rent

$710$1,263

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Planada	South Dos Palos
Under 5	3.4%	1.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	27.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	15.5%
25 to 34	15.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	17.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	4.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	4.8%
75 and over	5.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Planada	South Dos Palos
White (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	10.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	96.5%	84.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Planada	South Dos Palos
No high school diploma	49.9%	26.7%
High school graduate	18.4%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Planada	South Dos Palos
Drove alone	78.7%	85.7%
Carpooled	17.0%	4.0%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Planada	South Dos Palos
1-unit, detached	93.0%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	3.0%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Planada	South Dos Palos
Poverty rate	26.5%	35.2%
Average household size	3.23	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	41
Median year structure built	1984	1984