What percentage of people rent in Dos Palos, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dos Palos, CA, 2020–2024
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39.8% (±11.1 points) of the occupied homes in Dos Palos, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 835 renting households against 1,264 that own their home.

In Dos Palos, the share of households that rent went from 36.7% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.8% (±11.1 points)
Renting households: 835 (±213)
Median renter income: $47,344 (±$30,400)

Who rents and who owns in Dos Palos

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dos Palos	Merced County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.8% (±11.1 points)	46.0% (±1.3 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	835 (±213)	39,581 (±1,183)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,264 (±350)	46,474 (±1,205)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.8)	3.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	3.4 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,344 (±$30,400)	$50,208 (±$2,483)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$41,515 (±$16,110)	$85,205 (±$2,553)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Dos Palos, the renter share is not measurably different from Merced County (46.0%).

It is not measurably different from California (44.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Merced County, Dos Palos ranks 9 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 409 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dos Palos has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.7% (±8.4 points)	39.8% (±11.1 points)	+3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$969 (±$58)	$1,125 (±$440)	+16.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,716 (±$13,156)	$42,367 (±$17,018)	−25.3%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Dos Palos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dos Palos
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dos Palos	—	39.8% (±11.1 points)	—
South Dos Palos	1.2 mi	59.5% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Los Banos	13 mi	40.2% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Firebaugh	13 mi	53.3% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Mendota	21 mi	55.3% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Santa Nella	23 mi	39.4% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
McSwain	23 mi	26.2% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Chowchilla	23 mi	42.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Merced	24 mi	54.1% (±2.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Firebaugh, CA (53.3%), Mendota, CA (55.3%), Merced, CA (54.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Merced County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Planada	50.4% (±10.9 points)
4	Winton	50.1% (±7.4 points)
5	Atwater	47.9% (±4.0 points)
6	Hilmar-Irwin	45.6% (±9.8 points)
7	Gustine	43.4% (±13.7 points)
8	Los Banos	40.2% (±4.2 points)
9	Dos Palos	39.8% (±11.1 points)
10	Santa Nella	39.4% (±17.6 points)
11	Le Grand	38.3% (±9.8 points)
12	Livingston	37.4% (±6.6 points)
13	Delhi	28.4% (±7.3 points)
14	McSwain	26.2% (±9.8 points)
15	Franklin	21.0% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Merced County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dos Palos

How many renters are there in Dos Palos?

Dos Palos has an estimated 835 (±213) renting households, 39.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dos Palos?

In Dos Palos, the share of households that rent went from 36.7% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dos Palos?

A renting household in Dos Palos has 3.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dos Palos?

The median renting household in Dos Palos, CA has an income of $47,344 (±$30,400) a year, against $41,515 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Dos Palos city, California (place:19612, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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