Dunsmuir, CA Housing Market & City Data

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1,564
Population Estimate
$168,488
Median Home Value
93.7%
Employment Rate
22.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$257
Median Listing Price$294,450
Median Days on Market71
Active Listings24
New Listings6
Total Listings (Active + Pending)30
Avg Listing Price$318,821
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-14%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.83
Family Dual Income40.3
Median Household Income$34,872
Median Individual Income$23,533
Home Ownership58.0%
Home Value$168,488
Median Rent$917
Rent Burden40.2%
Poverty18.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED5.6%
  • Highschool Education28.1%
  • Some College43.8%
  • Bachelors Degree16.5%
  • Graduate Degree5.9%
  • Total College or Above22.4%
  • Stem Degree53.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.1%
  • Female52.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.0%
  • Divorced18.8%
  • Never Married23.5%
  • Widowed8.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityDunsmuir
State IDCA
Population1,564

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.0%
19–297.4%
30–3912.0%
40–499.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.7%
60–6917.5%
70–7912.3%
80+3.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.2%
Unemployment Rate6.3%
Disabled15.8%

ETHNICITY

White85.8%
Black0.0%
Asian3.0%
Native American1.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.1%
Multiple6.4%

OTHER

Hispanic14.2%
Limited English0.8%
Health Uninsured11.0%
Veteran10.1%

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