Dorris vs Fort Jones

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

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

Dorris has the higher population (810 vs 616 in Fort Jones). Fort Jones has the higher median household income ($43,438 vs $33,879 in Dorris). Fort Jones has the higher median home value ($212,700 vs $120,100 in Dorris).

Population, income & housing

	Dorris	Fort Jones
Population	810	616
Median age	36.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$33,879	$43,438
Median home value	$120,100	$212,700
Median gross rent	$822	$1,112
Housing units	406	318
Homeownership rate	62.9%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorris	Fort Jones
Population	908 → 810 (-10.8%)	689 → 616 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$31,318 → $33,879 (+8.2%)	$29,327 → $43,438 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $120,100 (+16.4%)	$169,600 → $212,700 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $822 (+21.8%)	$886 → $1,112 (+25.5%)

Dorris

Population

908810

Median household income

$31,318$33,879

Median home value

$103,200$120,100

Median gross rent

$675$822

Fort Jones

Population

689616

Median household income

$29,327$43,438

Median home value

$169,600$212,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorris	Fort Jones
Under 5	6.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.7%	21.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	2.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.0%
45 to 54	6.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.1%
75 and over	6.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorris	Fort Jones
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	75.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	6.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	36.5%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorris	Fort Jones
No high school diploma	24.5%	8.4%
High school graduate	33.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorris	Fort Jones
Drove alone	68.7%	68.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorris	Fort Jones
1-unit, detached	82.5%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Dorris	Fort Jones
Poverty rate	23.0%	28.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1963	1971