Del Dios vs Pala

A side-by-side comparison of Del Dios and Pala: population, income, housing, and more.

Del Dios and Pala are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pala has the higher population (924 vs 357 in Del Dios). Del Dios has the higher median household income ($153,083 vs $90,938 in Pala). Del Dios has the higher median home value ($955,400 vs $265,000 in Pala).

Population, income & housing

	Del Dios	Pala
Population	357	924
Median age	57.1 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$153,083	$90,938
Median home value	$955,400	$265,000
Median gross rent	$2,607	$1,235
Housing units	171	308
Homeownership rate	63.2%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.4%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Del Dios	Pala
Population	302 → 357 (+18.2%)	1,005 → 924 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$89,500 → $153,083 (+71.0%)	$93,194 → $90,938 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$635,300 → $955,400 (+50.4%)	$301,500 → $265,000 (-12.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,958 → $2,607 (+33.1%)	$1,069 → $1,235 (+15.5%)

Del Dios

Population

302357

Median household income

$89,500$153,083

Median home value

$635,300$955,400

Median gross rent

$1,958$2,607

Pala

Population

1,005924

Median household income

$93,194$90,938

Median home value

$301,500$265,000

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,235

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Del Dios	Pala
Under 5	11.8%	10.4%
5 to 17	2.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.2%
25 to 34	17.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.4%
45 to 54	5.3%	14.1%
55 to 64	21.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	23.0%	4.8%
75 and over	7.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Del Dios	Pala
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	4.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	42.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Del Dios	Pala
No high school diploma	2.0%	31.9%
High school graduate	17.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	30.3%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Del Dios	Pala
Drove alone	86.7%	90.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Del Dios	Pala
1-unit, detached	100.0%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	38.6%

Poverty & households

	Del Dios	Pala
Poverty rate	6.2%	12.3%
Average household size	2.09	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1942	1982