Dos Palos Y, California
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Dos Palos Y is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in Merced County
Merced County, California
Merced County , is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. As of the 2010 census, the population was 255,793, up from 210,554 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Merced...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It is located 11.5 miles (19 km) east of Dos Palos
Dos Palos, California
Dos Palos is a city in Merced County, California, United States. Dos Palos is located south-southwest of Merced, at an elevation of 118 feet . The population was 4,950 at the 2010 census, up from 4,581 at the 2000 census...

, at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m). The population was 323 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Dos Palos Y had a population of 323. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 205.4 people per square mile (79.3/km²). The racial makeup of Dos Palos Y was 225 (69.7%) White, 1 (0.3%) African American, 8 (2.5%) Native American, 1 (0.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 82 (25.4%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 6 (1.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 197 persons (61.0%).

The Census reported that 323 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 100 households, out of which 41 (41.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 51 (51.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 17 (17.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 7 (7.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 6 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 2 (2.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 22 households (22.0%) were made up of individuals and 9 (9.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23. There were 75 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...

(75.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.77.

The population was spread out with 98 people (30.3%) under the age of 18, 35 people (10.8%) aged 18 to 24, 65 people (20.1%) aged 25 to 44, 76 people (23.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 49 people (15.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

There were 123 housing units at an average density of 78.2 per square mile (30.2/km²), of which 49 (49.0%) were owner-occupied, and 51 (51.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.1%. 163 people (50.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 160 people (49.5%) lived in rental housing units.

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