Mammoth Lakes

Population: 7,233
Median household income: $87,121
Median home value: $657,000

Mammoth Lakes, a community in Mono County, California, has 7,233 residents. The median household income of $87,121 is in line with the Mono County median ($86,953).

From 2019 to 2023, Mammoth Lakes's population declined 11.5% from 8,169 to 7,233, while its median home value rose 94.6% from $337,700 to $657,000.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 64.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,233
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,121
Median home value: $657,000
Median gross rent: $1,637
Housing units: 9,885
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1697,233

Median household income

$59,620$87,121

Median home value

$337,700$657,000

Median gross rent

$1,266$1,637

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,169	$59,620	$337,700	$1,266
2020	8,263	$68,784	$473,000	$1,300
2021	7,321	$77,545	$497,500	$1,247
2022	7,253	$80,795	$573,900	$1,343
2023	7,233	$87,121	$657,000	$1,637

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	313	4.3%
5 to 17	1,186	16.4%
18 to 24	443	6.1%
25 to 34	1,411	19.5%
35 to 44	857	11.8%
45 to 54	949	13.1%
55 to 64	1,230	17.0%
65 to 74	621	8.6%
75 and over	223	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,632	64.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.6%
Asian	224	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.5%
Two or more races	306	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,992	27.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's46.7%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	530	10.0%
High school graduate	867	16.4%
Some college or associate's	2,470	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	633	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	791	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit1.4%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,374	71.8%
Carpooled	249	5.3%
Public transit	67	1.4%
Walked	201	4.3%
Bicycle	31	0.7%
Worked from home	602	12.8%
Other means	173	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,904	70.9%
15 to 29 min	819	20.0%
30 to 44 min	175	4.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	197	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 8.6% (619 of 7,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,787	56.4%
Nonfamily households	1,383	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,170	32.1%
Vacant	6,715	67.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,949	61.5%
Renter-occupied	1,221	38.5%

1-unit, detached34.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units14.1%

5 to 19 units31.2%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,448	34.9%
1-unit, attached	442	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1,397	14.1%
5 to 19 units	3,084	31.2%
20 or more units	1,239	12.5%
Mobile home & other	275	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0645358
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.44 sq mi
Center point: 37.6244, -118.9884