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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mariposa County is $28,327, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Mariposa County median household income is $50,560, which has grown by 46.02% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.47% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mariposa County residents spend 29.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #22

Mariposa County	28,327 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mariposa County	28,461 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mariposa County	29,084 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mariposa County	27,011 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #33

Mariposa County	50,560 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mariposa County	65,817 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Mariposa County	46.02%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mariposa County		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.04%	$13,420, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.03%	$18,734, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.77%	$3,226, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.58%	$25,521, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mariposa County	63,520 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mariposa County	76,068 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mariposa County	California	U.S.
White	$51,195, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$51,136, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,632, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$67,500, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,974, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
One Race, Other	$20,069, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$53,309, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mariposa County	California	U.S.
less than 25	$8,621, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,695, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,821, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$39,468, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mariposa County	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,306, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	7,766, 50.74%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,592, 59.13%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,592, 59.13%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,008, 87.28%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	584, 12.72%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,174, 40.87%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	7,540, 49.26%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,002, 53.08%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.11%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,994, 52.97%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,446, 86.28%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	548, 13.72%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,538, 46.92%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mariposa County	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,167, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,585, 63.97%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	736, 10.27%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	293, 4.09%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	616, 8.59%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	222, 3.10%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	715, 9.98%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mariposa County	29.8 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mariposa County	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,454	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	4,008, 53.77%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	854, 21.31%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,323, 33.01%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	474, 11.83%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	83, 2.07%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	349, 8.71%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	642, 16.02%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	3,446, 46.23%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,359, 39.44%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,040, 30.18%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	925, 26.84%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.23%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	105, 3.05%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mariposa County	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,454, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	217, 2.91%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	442, 5.93%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	192, 2.58%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	109, 1.46%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	598, 8.02%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	349, 4.68%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	56, 0.75%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	241, 3.23%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	805, 10.80%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,425, 19.12%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,752, 23.50%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	873, 11.71%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	395, 5.30%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mariposa County	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,902	16.32%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	563	11.48%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.