What percentage of people rent in South Dos Palos, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Dos Palos, CA, 2020–2024
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59.5% (±20.6 points) of the occupied homes in South Dos Palos, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 209 renting households against 142 that own their home.

In South Dos Palos, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 59.5% in 2020–2024 (+20.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.5% (±20.6 points)
Renting households: 209 (±114)

Who rents and who owns in South Dos Palos

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Dos Palos	Merced County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.5% (±20.6 points)	46.0% (±1.3 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	209 (±114)	39,581 (±1,183)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	142 (±80)	46,474 (±1,205)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±1.1)	3.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.2 (±1.1)	3.4 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$50,208 (±$2,483)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,545 (±$39,459)	$85,205 (±$2,553)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In South 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 higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Merced County, South Dos Palos ranks 1 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 79 of 1,076.

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

How renting in South 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	38.8% (±22.4 points)	59.5% (±20.6 points)	+20.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$710 (±$461)	$1,585 (±$607)	+123.2%	No measurable change 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 South Dos Palos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Dos Palos
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Dos Palos	—	59.5% (±20.6 points)	—
Dos Palos	1.2 mi	39.8% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Los Banos	12 mi	40.2% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Firebaugh	13 mi	53.3% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mendota	21 mi	55.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Nella	22 mi	39.4% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
McSwain	24 mi	26.2% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Chowchilla	24 mi	42.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Merced	25 mi	54.1% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: McSwain, CA (26.2%).

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
1	South Dos Palos	59.5% (±20.6 points)
2	Merced	54.1% (±2.2 points)
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)

Showing 7 of 15 places in Merced County, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Dos Palos is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 South Dos Palos

How many renters are there in South Dos Palos?

South Dos Palos has an estimated 209 (±114) renting households, 59.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Dos Palos?

In South Dos Palos, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 59.5% in 2020–2024 (+20.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Dos Palos?

A renting household in South Dos Palos has 2.4 people on average, against 4.2 in an owned 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 South Dos Palos CDP, California (place:72954, 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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