Dorris vs Dunsmuir

A side-by-side comparison of Dorris and Dunsmuir: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dunsmuir has the higher population (1,519 vs 810 in Dorris). Dunsmuir has the higher median household income ($47,708 vs $33,879 in Dorris). Dunsmuir has the higher median home value ($262,800 vs $120,100 in Dorris).

Population, income & housing

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
Population	810	1,519
Median age	36.0 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,879	$47,708
Median home value	$120,100	$262,800
Median gross rent	$822	$953
Housing units	406	1,071
Homeownership rate	62.9%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
Population	908 → 810 (-10.8%)	1,724 → 1,519 (-11.9%)
Median household income	$31,318 → $33,879 (+8.2%)	$34,872 → $47,708 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $120,100 (+16.4%)	$170,800 → $262,800 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $822 (+21.8%)	$917 → $953 (+3.9%)

Dorris

Population

908810

Median household income

$31,318$33,879

Median home value

$103,200$120,100

Median gross rent

$675$822

Dunsmuir

Population

1,7241,519

Median household income

$34,872$47,708

Median home value

$170,800$262,800

Median gross rent

$917$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
Under 5	6.4%	8.8%
5 to 17	22.7%	11.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	16.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.7%
45 to 54	6.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	17.4%
75 and over	6.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	75.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	36.5%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
No high school diploma	24.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	33.9%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
Drove alone	68.7%	69.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
1-unit, detached	82.5%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Dorris	Dunsmuir
Poverty rate	23.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1963	1945