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Population (year 2000): 4,581. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,036 (+9.9% change)
Males: 2,261 (49.4%), Females: 2,320 (50.6%)
Merced County
Zip code:
93620
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $29,147 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,100 (year 2000)
Races in Dos Palos:
- Hispanic (54.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (39.8%)
- Other race (25.2%)
- Black (4.1%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (5.8%), Italian (4.9%), German
(4.9%), United States (3.4%), English (2.2%), Portuguese (1.8%).
Elevation: 116 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dos Palos
- High school or higher: 56.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 17.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dos Palos city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 10.2%
18.6% Foreign born (17.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +381 (+9.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Dos Palos:
- DOS PALOS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2118 MARGUERITE
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dos Palos:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (about 17 miles; LOS
BANOS, CA)
- MERCY MED CTR MERCED DOMINICAN CAMPUS (about 24
miles; MERCED, CA)
- SUTTER MERCED MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
MERCED, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dos
Palos:
- MERCED MUNICIPAL/MACREADY FIELD (about 23 miles;
MERCED, CA; ID: MCE)
- MODESTO CITY-CO-HARRY SHAM FLD (about 49 miles;
MODESTO, CA; ID: MOD)
- FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL (about 66 miles;
FRESNO, CA; ID: FAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dos Palos:
- FIREBAUGH (about 16 miles; FIREBAUGH, CA; ID: Q49)
- LOS BANOS MUNI (about 17 miles; LOS BANOS, CA; ID:
LSN)
- MENDOTA (about 25 miles; MENDOTA, CA; ID: Q84)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dos Palos:
- MERCED COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MERCED, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,482)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-STANISLAUS (about 40
miles; TURLOCK, CA; FT enrollment: 5,443)
- MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MODESTO, CA;
FT enrollment: 8,428)
- WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
COALINGA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- GAVILAN COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GILROY, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,791)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FRESNO (about 71 miles;
FRESNO, CA; FT enrollment: 16,035)
- FRESNO CITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; FRESNO, CA; FT
enrollment: 10,741)
Public high schools in Dos Palos:
- DOS PALOS HIGH (Students: 709; Location: 1701
E. BLOSSOM ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DOS PALOS ADULT SCHOOL (Students: 6;
Location: 1682 CENTER; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dos Palos:
- DOS PALOS ELEMENTARY (Students: 631;
Location: 2049 ALMOND ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- BRYANT MIDDLE (Students: 560; Location: 16695
BRYANT AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARKS (BERNHARD) ELEMENTARY (Students: 501;
Location: 1717 VALERIA ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- WESTSIDE HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 96;
Location: 22369 6TH ST.; Grades: 05 - 12)
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