Dunsmuir vs Weed

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

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

Weed has the higher population (2,765 vs 1,519 in Dunsmuir). Dunsmuir has the higher median household income ($47,708 vs $38,966 in Weed). Dunsmuir has the higher median home value ($262,800 vs $206,500 in Weed).

Population, income & housing

	Dunsmuir	Weed
Population	1,519	2,765
Median age	46.7 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,708	$38,966
Median home value	$262,800	$206,500
Median gross rent	$953	$841
Housing units	1,071	1,223
Homeownership rate	59.5%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunsmuir	Weed
Population	1,724 → 1,519 (-11.9%)	2,669 → 2,765 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$34,872 → $47,708 (+36.8%)	$27,227 → $38,966 (+43.1%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $262,800 (+53.9%)	$138,500 → $206,500 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $953 (+3.9%)	$753 → $841 (+11.7%)

Dunsmuir

Population

1,7241,519

Median household income

$34,872$47,708

Median home value

$170,800$262,800

Median gross rent

$917$953

Weed

Population

2,6692,765

Median household income

$27,227$38,966

Median home value

$138,500$206,500

Median gross rent

$753$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunsmuir	Weed
Under 5	8.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	17.4%	9.3%
75 and over	10.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunsmuir	Weed
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	58.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.4%
Asian	2.1%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunsmuir	Weed
No high school diploma	9.5%	12.4%
High school graduate	28.6%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunsmuir	Weed
Drove alone	69.9%	72.2%
Carpooled	16.6%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	5.0%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	7.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunsmuir	Weed
1-unit, detached	74.5%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	14.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Dunsmuir	Weed
Poverty rate	13.1%	28.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1945	1972