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Mariposa County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Mariposa County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mariposa County is a small, rural Sierra Nevada county with a population of 17,060 that shrank 2.7% over the past five years, reflecting broader demographic pressures common to remote mountain communities. The labor force participation rate is just 54.6% with unemployment at 6.9%, pointing to a constrained workforce; median household income stands at $68,412 and 30.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 51.2, the population skews older, and while the homeownership rate is high at 74.7%, the median home value of $358,000 relative to median worker earnings of $41,626 signals a notable affordability gap for working residents.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,060

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,412

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.7% since 2018

Mariposa County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,189 (77.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,111 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races984 (5.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone976 (5.7%)
  • Asian Alone326 (1.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone285 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,318
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)93
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic70
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)66
  5. 5.Other Indo-European63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,197

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,749

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,798

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,702
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,426
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)921
  4. 4.Construction (Group)803
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services543

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,827
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,964
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,300
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations985
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations554

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.53×)416
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.81×)981
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.06×)1,335
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.44×)500
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.39×)713

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$358,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,268/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,199 (21.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,123 (20.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999932 (16.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999615 (11.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999432 (7.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999363 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,590 (61.7%)
  • Carpooled1,012 (13.6%)
  • Worked At Home947 (12.7%)
  • Walked526 (7.1%)
  • Public Transit147 (2.0%)
  • Other100 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.