Editing Dorrington, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 727
|2010= 609
|2020= 519
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Dorrington had a population of 519. The population density was {{convert|126.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dorrington was 435 (83.8%) [[White Americans|White]], 3 (0.6%) [[African Americans|African American]], 4 (0.8%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 16 (3.1%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 11 (2.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 50 (9.6%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 45 persons (8.7%).<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Dorrington CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0619570 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 276 households, out of which 43 (15.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 130 (47.1%) were married-couple households, 9 (3.3%) were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 52 (18.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 85 (30.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 104 households (37.7%) were one person, and 51 (18.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.88.<ref name=DP1/> There were 163 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (59.1% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Dorrington CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0619570 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 43 people (8.3%) under the age of 18, 30 people (5.8%) aged 18 to 24, 68 people (13.1%) aged 25 to 44, 163 people (31.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 215 people (41.4%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 61.0{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 143.7 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,746 housing units at an average density of {{convert|426.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 276 (15.8%) were occupied. Of these, 233 (84.4%) were owner-occupied, and 43 (15.6%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>