South Dos Palos vs University of California-Merced

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

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

South Dos Palos has the higher population (1,637 vs 886 in University of California-Merced).

Population, income & housing

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
Population	1,637	886
Median age	27.9 yrs	19.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,288	—
Median home value	$278,000	—
Housing units	455	0
Homeownership rate	46.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	15.3%	60.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
Population	1,756 → 1,637 (-6.8%)	0 → 886 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$42,571 → $55,288 (+29.9%)	—
Median home value	$177,000 → $278,000 (+57.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$710 → $1,263 (+77.9%)	—

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

University of California-Merced

Population

0886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
Under 5	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.4%	3.6%
18 to 24	15.5%	95.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	1.2%
35 to 44	16.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	17.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	4.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
White (non-Hispanic)	10.2%	6.2%
Black or African American	5.3%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	84.5%	54.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
No high school diploma	26.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
Drove alone	85.7%	9.6%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	53.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.8%
Worked from home	10.4%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	19.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
1-unit, detached	76.9%	—
1-unit, attached	3.5%	—
2 to 4 units	0.0%	—
5 to 19 units	4.2%	—
20 or more units	15.4%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	South Dos Palos	University of California-Merced
Poverty rate	35.2%	—
Average household size	3.60	—
Mean commute (minutes)	41	—
Median year structure built	1984	—