Beale AFB vs Dobbins

A side-by-side comparison of Beale AFB and Dobbins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Beale AFB has the higher population (1,174 vs 511 in Dobbins). Beale AFB has the higher median household income ($68,676 vs $51,827 in Dobbins). Since 2019, Dobbins's population has grown faster (+47.7% vs +15.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
Population	1,174	511
Median age	24.4 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,676	$51,827
Median home value	—	$411,100
Median gross rent	$2,558	—
Housing units	382	327
Homeownership rate	1.4%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
Population	1,020 → 1,174 (+15.1%)	346 → 511 (+47.7%)
Median household income	$50,536 → $68,676 (+35.9%)	$48,984 → $51,827 (+5.8%)
Median home value	—	$386,600 → $411,100 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,986 → $2,558 (+28.8%)	—

Beale AFB

Population

1,0201,174

Median household income

$50,536$68,676

Median gross rent

$1,986$2,558

Dobbins

Population

346511

Median household income

$48,984$51,827

Median home value

$386,600$411,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
Under 5	16.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	22.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.5%	4.9%
25 to 34	21.5%	7.6%
35 to 44	21.3%	8.0%
45 to 54	1.3%	19.2%
55 to 64	2.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	28.4%
75 and over	0.0%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	90.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	13.3%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	16.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
Drove alone	82.5%	70.5%
Carpooled	10.4%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
1-unit, detached	69.9%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	22.8%	12.2%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Beale AFB	Dobbins
Poverty rate	3.8%	20.5%
Average household size	3.19	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	2013	1993