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Mariposa, California: commercial real estate data.
Mariposa is a Census CDP of 1,137 people across 4.04 square miles of land, in Mariposa County. Median household income is $40,772, 50.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mariposa
What Mariposa is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land282 plus or minus 67
- County holding the largest share of its areaMariposa 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.
Mariposa
How many people live in Mariposa
- Population1,137 plus or minus 270
- Median age59.0 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 18147 plus or minus 85
- Share under 1812.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over473 plus or minus 161
- Share 65 and over41.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households613 plus or minus 156
- Family households192 plus or minus 95
- Share of households that are families31.3 percent plus or minus 13.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mariposa
Income and work in Mariposa
- Median household income$40,772 plus or minus $20,374
- Per capita income$31,111 plus or minus $11,265
- Civilian labor force318 plus or minus 147
- Employed297 plus or minus 155
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Adults 25 and over989 plus or minus 222
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.0 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mariposa
Housing in Mariposa
- Housing units826 plus or minus 191
- Occupied units613 plus or minus 156
- Vacant units213 plus or minus 134
- Vacancy rate25.8 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Owner occupied310 plus or minus 118
- Renter occupied303 plus or minus 133
- Ownership rate50.6 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$270,900 plus or minus $109,804
- Median gross rent, monthly$593 plus or minus $131
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units399 plus or minus 144
- Share single family48.3 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Units in buildings of two or more305 plus or minus 132
- Share in buildings of two or more36.9 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Mobile homes122 plus or minus 77
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mariposa
How Mariposa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute243 plus or minus 145
- Commuting under 15 minutes99 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.7 percent plus or minus 25.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more126 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.9 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Drove alone36.0 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Public transport28.4 percent plus or minus 29.2
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mariposa
SBA loans in Mariposa (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,579,900
- Average approval$368,557
- Median approval$185,000
- Largest approval$925,000
- Jobs supported71
- Jobs per approval10.1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mariposa, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mariposa
SBA loans in Mariposa (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,939,000
- Average approval$989,833
- Median approval$600,000
- Largest approval$2,383,000
- Jobs supported65
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mariposa, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mariposa County, not Mariposa
Mariposa County context, not Mariposa figures
- Establishments in Mariposa County359
- Covered employment, Mariposa County6,075
- Average annual pay, Mariposa County$52,414
- Housing units permitted, Mariposa County89
Every figure in this section is published for Mariposa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mariposa.
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.
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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
Mariposa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mariposa, California?
1,137, in 613 households. Mariposa CDP covers 4.04 square miles of land, which is 282 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mariposa in?
Mariposa 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 Mariposa?
$40,772. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $270,900. Median gross rent is $593 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mariposa businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $185,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $5.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mariposa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mariposa borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mariposa. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Mariposa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mariposa 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 Mariposa.
Is zoning published for Mariposa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.