Mariposa County, California Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Mariposa County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Mariposa County is 6th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Mariposa County is 9th in California out of 58 other counties in Home ownership rate

Mariposa County is 10th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - White

Mariposa County is 13th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Mariposa County is 13th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	17,905	53rd	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,448.8	31st	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	12.6	49th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	4.4%	51st	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.3%	53rd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	23.0%	3rd	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.7%	13th	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.5%	33rd	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	90.6%	10th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.0%	48th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.2%	13th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	49th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	37th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.7%	25th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	52nd	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	82.5%	6th	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	49.1%	45th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.8%	54th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	10,216	52nd	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.5%	54th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	7,607	52nd	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.9%	9th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$248,900	39th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	2.3	55th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	28	49th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$27,209	27th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$49,174	37th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.4%	32nd	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Mariposa County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	351	54th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,272	54th	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,437	53rd	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$84,507	54th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,705	56th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$132,992	38th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732