Challenge-Brownsville vs Dobbins

A side-by-side comparison of Challenge-Brownsville and Dobbins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Challenge-Brownsville has the higher population (792 vs 511 in Dobbins). Challenge-Brownsville has the higher median household income ($99,511 vs $51,827 in Dobbins). Dobbins has the higher median home value ($411,100 vs $338,900 in Challenge-Brownsville).

Population, income & housing

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
Population	792	511
Median age	37.9 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,511	$51,827
Median home value	$338,900	$411,100
Housing units	612	327
Homeownership rate	88.5%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.8%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
Population	719 → 792 (+10.2%)	346 → 511 (+47.7%)
Median household income	$59,802 → $99,511 (+66.4%)	$48,984 → $51,827 (+5.8%)
Median home value	$270,500 → $338,900 (+25.3%)	$386,600 → $411,100 (+6.3%)

Challenge-Brownsville

Population

719792

Median household income

$59,802$99,511

Median home value

$270,500$338,900

Dobbins

Population

346511

Median household income

$48,984$51,827

Median home value

$386,600$411,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	22.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	4.4%	19.2%
55 to 64	31.9%	11.5%
65 to 74	2.1%	28.4%
75 and over	10.1%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
No high school diploma	34.7%	5.7%
High school graduate	9.6%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	52.9%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	16.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
Drove alone	100.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
1-unit, detached	79.6%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Challenge-Brownsville	Dobbins
Poverty rate	22.2%	20.5%
Average household size	2.06	2.03
Median year structure built	1976	1993