Dogtown, California

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Population in 2010: 2,506.
Males: 1,401  (55.9%)
Females: 1,105  (44.1%)
Median resident age:

43.8 years
California median age:

37.9 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $86,056
Dogtown:

$86,056
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,476

Dogtown CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $535,800
Dogtown:

$535,800
CA:

$715,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $730,646; detached houses: $739,306; townhouses or other attached units: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $141,165

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,988.

March 2022 cost of living index in Dogtown: 96.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.5%
(6.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 12.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 41.8% for other race residents, 8.8% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Dogtown, CA (2022)
    • 1,60954.3%White alone
    • 1,02534.6%Hispanic
    • 993.3%Asian alone
    • 652.2%Two or more races
    • 170.6%Black alone
    • 170.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
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Ancestries: American (7.8%), Portuguese (5.4%), German (4.6%), Irish (4.4%), English (3.5%), Scottish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

486 residents are foreign born (11.2% Latin America, 2.7% Asia).

This place:

16.4%
California:

26.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,313 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,017 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chico, CA (47.8 miles , pop. 59,954).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (97.8 miles , pop. 407,018).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (449.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Elk Creek, CA (3.1 miles),
Stonyford, CA (4.2 miles),
Sunnyside, CA (4.4 miles ),
Paskenta, CA (4.7 miles),
Lodoga, CA (4.8 miles),
West Colusa, CA (5.0 miles ),
Flournoy, CA (5.2 miles),
Artois, CA (5.3 miles )

Latitude: 39.59 N, Longitude: 122.71 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 530

Distribution of median household income in Dogtown, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Dogtown, CA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

6.8%
California:

5.1%

Earthquake activity:

Dogtown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 6480% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 111.0 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 168.7 miles away from Dogtown center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from the city center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 134.5 miles away from Dogtown center
On 1/22/1923 at 09:04:18, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 151.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 283.0 miles away from Dogtown center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in San Joaquin County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 7, Mudslides: 4, Landslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dogtown:

  • Mendocino College (about 39 miles; Ukiah, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,263)
  • California State University-Chico (about 48 miles; Chico, CA; FT enrollment: 14,838)
  • Butte College (about 58 miles; Oroville, CA; FT enrollment: 8,649)
  • Yuba College (about 71 miles; Marysville, CA; FT enrollment: 4,737)
  • Shasta College (about 75 miles; Redding, CA; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • Santa Rosa Junior College (about 79 miles; Santa Rosa, CA; FT enrollment: 13,047)
  • Sonoma State University (about 87 miles; Rohnert Park, CA; FT enrollment: 7,796)

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Notable locations in Dogtown: S and R Egg Ranch (A), Silva Brothers Dairy (B), Liberty Rural Fire Protection District (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

San Joaquin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.0 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

81.2%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.9%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Dogtown:

Marital status in Dogtown, CA
  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 67.1%
  • Separated: 5.9%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

For population 25 years and over in Dogtown:

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.8
California average:

15.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Dogtown, CA (based on San Joaquin County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic183,69218
Evangelical Protestant67,940304
Other33,94968
Mainline Protestant12,06743
Black Protestant3,25117
Orthodox1,3682
None383,039-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 156
This county:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 45
San Joaquin County:

0.67 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 135
This county:

2.02 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 349
This county:

5.23 / 10,000 pop.
California:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
San Joaquin County:

7.1%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
San Joaquin County:

29.2%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
San Joaquin County:

16.5%
California:

17.9%

6.18% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($75,687 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.18%
California average:

5.19%

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($71 average AGI)
San Joaquin County:

0.01%
California average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Alameda County, CA  1.47% ($96,159 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.94% ($112,804)
from Stanislaus County, CA  0.56% ($57,073)


5.64% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,959 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.64%
California average:

6.14%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($82 average AGI)
San Joaquin County:

0.01%
California average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Stanislaus County, CA  0.73% ($56,481 average AGI)
to Sacramento County, CA  0.59% ($59,372)
to Alameda County, CA  0.54% ($68,779)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dogtown:

  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KLLK (1250 AM; 5 kW; WILLITS, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING UKIAH, LLC)
  • KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dogtown:

  • KTHU (100.7 FM; CORNING, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KALF (95.7 FM; RED BLUFF, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF CHICO, INC)
  • KWNE (94.5 FM; UKIAH, CA; Owner: BROADCASTING CORP. OF MENDICINO CTY.)
  • KQPM (105.9 FM; UKIAH, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
  • KUKI-FM (103.3 FM; UKIAH, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING UKIAH, LLC)
  • KZYZ (91.5 FM; WILLITS, CA; Owner: MENDOCINO COUNTY PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • K296ES (107.1 FM; LAKEPORT, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING UKIAH, LLC)
  • KNTI (99.5 FM; LAKEPORT, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
  • K209EU (89.7 FM; LAYTONVILLE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMKX (93.5 FM; WILLITS, CA; Owner: RADIO MILLENNIUM L L C)
  • KHKL (91.9 FM; LAYTONVILLE, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KHRD (103.1 FM; WEAVERVILLE, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KNCQ (97.3 FM; REDDING, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO OF REDDING, LLC)
  • KKCY (103.1 FM; COLUSA, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KNDL (89.9 FM; ANGWIN, CA; Owner: HOWELL MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLVR (91.9 FM; SANTA ROSA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KXTS (100.9 FM; CALISTOGA, CA; Owner: SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.)
  • KBBF (89.1 FM; SANTA ROSA, CA; Owner: BILINGUAL B/CING. FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KRCX-FM (99.9 FM; MARYSVILLE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHUM (104.7 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: LOST COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Dogtown fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Dogtown fatal accident list:

Oct 21, 2016 05:20 PM, Cr-Pearl Ave, Jahant Rd, Lat: 38.205133, Lon: -121.161661, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jun 6, 2007 01:07 AM, Collier Rd, Lat: 38.220025, Lon: -121.139911, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Mar 2, 2005 05:30 PM, Jahant Rd, Tully Rd, Lat: 38.205790, Lon: -121.133750, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 15Number of bridges
  • 161ft / 49.4mTotal length
  • 26,440Total average daily traffic
  • 3,581Total average daily truck traffic
  • 57,364Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
New bridges in Dogtown, CA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21950-1959
  • 61960-1969
  • 41970-1979
  • 21980-1989
  • 11990-1999
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Dogtown, CA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

30 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Dogtown)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

3
  • Elliott CAP2, 22675 North Elliott Road (Lat: 38.192056 Lon: -121.171083), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WRTF417,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11645.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, Grant Date: 06/10/2022, Expiration Date: 06/10/2032, Certifier: Chau Jasty, Registrant: Micronet Communications, Inc., 812 Lexington Dr, Plano, TX 75075, Phone: (972) 422-7200, Email:

  • Linda Roberts, 25080 North Graham Road (Lat: 38.215556 Lon: -121.156278), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 23.8 m, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WRUQ446,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz... (+9 more), Grant Date: 09/21/2022, Expiration Date: 09/21/2032, Certifier: Peter L Sorensen, Registrant: Micronet Communications, Inc., 812 Lexington Dr, Plano, TX 75075, Phone: (972) 422-7200, Email:

  • Devil Mountain, 16940 East Liberty Road (Lat: 38.234556 Lon: -121.110972), Type: Pole, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Call Sign: WRXF276,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11605.0 MHz, 11605.0 MHz, 11605.0 MHz, 11605.0 MHz, 11605.0 MHz, Grant Date: 05/04/2023, Expiration Date: 05/04/2033, Certifier: Peter L Sorensen, Registrant: Micronet Communications, Inc., 812 Lexington Dr, Plano, TX 75075, Phone: (972) 422-7200, Email:


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KD6SFI, Previous Call Sign: KC6KQN, Licensee ID: L00592546, Grant Date: 11/08/2002, Expiration Date: 02/02/2013, Cancellation Date: 02/03/2015, Registrant: Richard F Kirschman, Star Route, Dogtown, CA 94924


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Dogtown, CA
  • 46.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 36.2%Electricity
  • 8.8%Wood
  • 3.8%Utility gas
  • 3.6%Other fuel
  • 1.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Dogtown, CA
  • 44.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 30.5%Electricity
  • 25.3%Utility gas


Dogtown compared to California state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.

Dogtown on our top lists:

  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Northern Africa (population 500+)"
  • #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Portugal (population 500+)"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
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