Dunsmuir, CA Population

Overview

1,826

Total Population

37.3

Median age

56.19%

Female population %

78:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

72.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

276

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Dunsmuir's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Dunsmuir is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dunsmuir's population under 18 was 25.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dunsmuir's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dunsmuir, 22.56% were under the age of 15, 18.84% aged 15 to 29, 39.21% aged 30 to 64, 18.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 226 more females than males in Dunsmuir:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.19% females and 43.81% males in Dunsmuir, CA.
The Dunsmuir, CA gender ratio is 78:100 i.e. 78 men to 100 women (0.780).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 86.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 236.

Dunsmuir's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dunsmuir population: 79.52% are White, 2.57% are Black or African American, 1.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.52% are Asian, 3.07% are some other race and 11.01% are multiracial.
Dunsmuir's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 276 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,55 (84.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dunsmuir is White with a population of 1,452 (79.52% of the total population).

Dunsmuir's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,907 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Dunsmuir's population decreased by 268 (14.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dunsmuir's population increased by 63 (3.84%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Dunsmuir's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,565.