Dorris vs Tulelake

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

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

Tulelake has the higher population (837 vs 810 in Dorris). Tulelake has the higher median household income ($43,125 vs $33,879 in Dorris). Dorris has the higher median home value ($120,100 vs $112,200 in Tulelake).

Population, income & housing

	Dorris	Tulelake
Population	810	837
Median age	36.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$33,879	$43,125
Median home value	$120,100	$112,200
Median gross rent	$822	$724
Housing units	406	360
Homeownership rate	62.9%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorris	Tulelake
Population	908 → 810 (-10.8%)	842 → 837 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$31,318 → $33,879 (+8.2%)	$29,886 → $43,125 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $120,100 (+16.4%)	$79,100 → $112,200 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $822 (+21.8%)	$576 → $724 (+25.7%)

Dorris

Population

908810

Median household income

$31,318$33,879

Median home value

$103,200$120,100

Median gross rent

$675$822

Tulelake

Population

842837

Median household income

$29,886$43,125

Median home value

$79,100$112,200

Median gross rent

$576$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorris	Tulelake
Under 5	6.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	22.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	16.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	6.7%	7.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	14.8%
75 and over	6.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorris	Tulelake
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	47.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	36.5%	51.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorris	Tulelake
No high school diploma	24.5%	36.1%
High school graduate	33.9%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	7.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorris	Tulelake
Drove alone	68.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	17.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorris	Tulelake
1-unit, detached	82.5%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Dorris	Tulelake
Poverty rate	23.0%	26.4%
Average household size	2.25	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1963	1965