Catheys Valley vs Mariposa

A side-by-side comparison of Catheys Valley and Mariposa: population, income, housing, and more.

Catheys Valley and Mariposa are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mariposa has the higher population (1,202 vs 772 in Catheys Valley). Catheys Valley has the higher median household income ($78,494 vs $52,661 in Mariposa). Since 2019, Catheys Valley's population has grown faster (+27.8% vs +1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
Population	772	1,202
Median age	59.9 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,494	$52,661
Median home value	—	$306,100
Median gross rent	—	$629
Housing units	374	800
Homeownership rate	96.7%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	16.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
Population	604 → 772 (+27.8%)	1,186 → 1,202 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $78,494 (+57.0%)	$27,454 → $52,661 (+91.8%)
Median home value	$299,300 → $352,000 (+17.6%)	$276,200 → $306,100 (+10.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,327 → $1,145 (-13.7%)	$749 → $629 (-16.0%)

Catheys Valley

Population

604772

Median household income

$50,000$78,494

Median home value

$299,300$352,000

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,145

Mariposa

Population

1,1861,202

Median household income

$27,454$52,661

Median home value

$276,200$306,100

Median gross rent

$749$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
Under 5	1.6%	0.8%
5 to 17	11.5%	16.1%
18 to 24	2.1%	0.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	20.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	32.1%	9.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	15.1%
75 and over	18.8%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	79.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
No high school diploma	12.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	28.7%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
Drove alone	56.4%	33.1%
Carpooled	23.8%	21.3%
Public transit	0.0%	16.2%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	8.1%
Other means	7.0%	15.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
1-unit, detached	74.3%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Catheys Valley	Mariposa
Poverty rate	15.4%	30.6%
Average household size	2.13	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1984	1975