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Dunsmuir, CA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Dunsmuir, California (Dunsmuir, CA — Census place “Dunsmuir city”) is 1,519 residents, ranking #957 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $47,708, the median home is worth $262,800 and median gross rent runs $953 a month. Looking for the Dunsmuir California ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Dunsmuir, CA: 96025.
- Population
- 1,519Dunsmuir city residents
- Median household income
- $47,708Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $262,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $953Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.5%Owner-occupied households
Dunsmuir ZIP codes (California)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Dunsmuir.
The Dunsmuir CA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Dunsmuir city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dunsmuir city median would spend about 24% 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 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 59.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Dunsmuir city, CA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Dunsmuir city is a small town in California, with 1,519 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #957 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 40% of them. The median age here is 46.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Dunsmuir city earn a median of $47,708 a year, 39.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 48% below the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Dunsmuir city is valued at $262,800, 13.4% below the national figure and 55% below the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $953 a month, 32.2% below the national figure, or roughly $11,436 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 59.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Dunsmuir city?
- Dunsmuir city has 1,519 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #957 of 1,618 in California.
- What is the median household income in Dunsmuir city?
- Median household income in Dunsmuir city is $47,708 a year, 39.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dunsmuir city?
- Median gross rent is $953 a month and the median home value is $262,800, so rent absorbs about 24% of median household income.
- Is Dunsmuir city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Dunsmuir city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Dunsmuir city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.