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Maricopa, California: commercial real estate data.
Maricopa is a Census city of 984 people across 1.57 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $39,120, 60.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Maricopa
What Maricopa is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land629 plus or minus 135
- County holding the largest share of its areaKern County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Maricopa
- Population984 plus or minus 211
- Median age37.7 plus or minus 10.5
- Population under 18244 plus or minus 79
- Share under 1824.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over192 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households395
- Family households245 plus or minus 69
- Share of households that are families62.0 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Maricopa
- Median household income$39,120
- Per capita income$22,540 plus or minus $5,911
- Civilian labor force377 plus or minus 95
- Employed328 plus or minus 84
- Unemployed49 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate13.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over707
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Maricopa
- Housing units456
- Occupied units395
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 32
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied238 plus or minus 66
- Renter occupied157 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate60.3 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,500 plus or minus $31,628
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,203 plus or minus $266
- Annual rent as a share of median income36.9 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Single family units275 plus or minus 59
- Share single family60.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes160 plus or minus 51
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Maricopa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute319 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes93 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.2 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more140 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Drove alone87.7 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Maricopa
- NFIP communityCity of Maricopa
- NFIP community number060079
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08(M)
The City of Maricopa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060079 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kern County, not Maricopa
Kern County context, not Maricopa figures
- Establishments in Kern County14,352
- Covered employment, Kern County347,664
- Average annual pay, Kern County$60,066
- Housing units permitted, Kern County3,244
Every figure in this section is published for Kern County as a whole and is not a measurement of Maricopa.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Maricopa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Maricopa, California?
984, in 395 households. Maricopa city covers 1.57 square miles of land, which is 629 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Maricopa in?
Kern County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Maricopa?
$39,120. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,500. Median gross rent is $1,203 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Maricopa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Maricopa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Maricopa, city of, community 060079, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Maricopa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kern County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Maricopa.
Is zoning published for Maricopa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.