California · Census place 19612
Dos Palos city, CA
Quick answer
Dos Palos city has 5,757 residents, ranking #626 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $50,556, the median home is worth $285,300 and median gross rent runs $1,182 a month.
- Population
- 5,757Dos Palos city residents
- Median household income
- $50,556Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $285,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,182Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dos Palos city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dos Palos city median would spend about 28.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.7% of residents and 56.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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