Dunsmuir vs Yreka

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

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

Yreka has the higher population (7,832 vs 1,519 in Dunsmuir). Dunsmuir has the higher median household income ($47,708 vs $42,664 in Yreka). Dunsmuir has the higher median home value ($262,800 vs $245,100 in Yreka).

Population, income & housing

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
Population	1,519	7,832
Median age	46.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,708	$42,664
Median home value	$262,800	$245,100
Median gross rent	$953	$962
Housing units	1,071	3,566
Homeownership rate	59.5%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
Population	1,724 → 1,519 (-11.9%)	7,562 → 7,832 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$34,872 → $47,708 (+36.8%)	$42,483 → $42,664 (+0.4%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $262,800 (+53.9%)	$158,200 → $245,100 (+54.9%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $953 (+3.9%)	$809 → $962 (+18.9%)

Dunsmuir

Population

1,7241,519

Median household income

$34,872$47,708

Median home value

$170,800$262,800

Median gross rent

$917$953

Yreka

Population

7,5627,832

Median household income

$42,483$42,664

Median home value

$158,200$245,100

Median gross rent

$809$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
Under 5	8.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	11.1%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.4%	8.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	17.4%	15.0%
75 and over	10.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	76.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	3.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
No high school diploma	9.5%	11.0%
High school graduate	28.6%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
Drove alone	69.9%	84.7%
Carpooled	16.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	7.7%	3.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
1-unit, detached	74.5%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	11.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Dunsmuir	Yreka
Poverty rate	13.1%	22.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1945	1975