Dorris vs Happy Camp

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

Dorris and Happy Camp 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 580 in Happy Camp). Dorris has the higher median household income ($33,879 vs $32,353 in Happy Camp). Happy Camp has the higher median home value ($153,900 vs $120,100 in Dorris).

Population, income & housing

	Dorris	Happy Camp
Population	810	580
Median age	36.0 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,879	$32,353
Median home value	$120,100	$153,900
Median gross rent	$822	$683
Housing units	406	396
Homeownership rate	62.9%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	27.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorris	Happy Camp
Population	908 → 810 (-10.8%)	844 → 580 (-31.3%)
Median household income	$31,318 → $33,879 (+8.2%)	$35,224 → $32,353 (-8.2%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $120,100 (+16.4%)	$153,500 → $153,900 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $822 (+21.8%)	$650 → $683 (+5.1%)

Dorris

Population

908810

Median household income

$31,318$33,879

Median home value

$103,200$120,100

Median gross rent

$675$822

Happy Camp

Population

844580

Median household income

$35,224$32,353

Median home value

$153,500$153,900

Median gross rent

$650$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorris	Happy Camp
Under 5	6.4%	2.8%
5 to 17	22.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	5.2%
45 to 54	6.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	20.3%
65 to 74	13.0%	18.8%
75 and over	6.0%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorris	Happy Camp
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	53.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	18.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.2%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	36.5%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorris	Happy Camp
No high school diploma	24.5%	10.9%
High school graduate	33.9%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorris	Happy Camp
Drove alone	68.7%	74.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	1.7%	14.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.1%
Worked from home	17.6%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorris	Happy Camp
1-unit, detached	82.5%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	37.4%

Poverty & households

	Dorris	Happy Camp
Poverty rate	23.0%	24.9%
Average household size	2.25	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1963	1968