Mariposa County, California

Mariposa County has a population of 17,082 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $387,900, about 5.7 times the county's median household income of $68,412.

Home price
$387,900
Income
$68,412
Population
17,082
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$387,900county
Median gross rent$1,305county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198036.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,789(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,454county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,148county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,022county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$68,412county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate14.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.7%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government33.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$60,632county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time33.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4858county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths82.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.3%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment1893county
Students per full-time teacher18.6county
Free lunch eligible67.0%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools0county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter21.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population17,082county
Land area in square miles1,449county
People per square mile of land11.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age51.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.7%county
Share of households that are one person34.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.2%county
Second languages10.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls28.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents140county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in503county
Households that moved away528county
Average income of arriving households$81,346county
Average income of departing households$57,466county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year22county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings44.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.24 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$198county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh39.6¢county
Household electricity use500 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.3%county
Homes heated by propane33.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood35.4%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk70.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk75.5county
Landslide risk99.5county
Hail risk6.6county
Earthquake risk67.5county
Tornado risk6.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk98.4county
Winter weather risk77.1county
Strong wind risk10.8county
Wildfire risk99.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Mariposa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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