El Portal

Population: 502
Median household income: $53,509
Median home value: $257,700

Located in Mariposa County, California, El Portal is a community with a population of 502. At $53,509, its median household income sits below Mariposa County's $65,378.

From 2019 to 2023, El Portal's population grew 128.2% from 220 to 502.

The median resident is 36.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 502
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $53,509
Median home value: $257,700
Median gross rent: $712
Housing units: 350
Homeownership rate: 55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

220502

Median household income

$44,821$53,509

Median home value

$227,700$257,700

Median gross rent

$660$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	220	$44,821	—	$660
2020	271	$45,988	$227,700	$664
2021	363	$45,221	$235,100	$402
2022	479	$51,786	$268,100	$724
2023	502	$53,509	$257,700	$712

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1724.9%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5422.5%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 743.0%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	125	24.9%
18 to 24	37	7.4%
25 to 34	78	15.5%
35 to 44	30	6.0%
45 to 54	113	22.5%
55 to 64	87	17.3%
65 to 74	15	3.0%
75 and over	17	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	455	90.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	2.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate9.1%

Some college or associate's10.3%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree44.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	9.7%
High school graduate	31	9.1%
Some college or associate's	35	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	91	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	150	44.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	202	67.6%
Carpooled	48	16.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	14.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	52.9%
15 to 29 min	57	22.4%
30 to 44 min	63	24.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.79
Poverty rate: 4.0% (20 of 502)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	20.0%
Nonfamily households	224	80.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	280	80.0%
Vacant	70	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	156	55.7%
Renter-occupied	124	44.3%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units28.0%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	177	50.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	98	28.0%
5 to 19 units	13	3.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	62	17.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0622328
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.6732, -119.7877