Lake Don Pedro vs Mariposa

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Don Pedro and Mariposa: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Don Pedro 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 1,157 in Lake Don Pedro). Lake Don Pedro has the higher median household income ($84,659 vs $52,661 in Mariposa). Lake Don Pedro has the higher median home value ($329,200 vs $306,100 in Mariposa).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
Population	1,157	1,202
Median age	60.5 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$84,659	$52,661
Median home value	$329,200	$306,100
Median gross rent	$1,933	$629
Housing units	924	800
Homeownership rate	86.2%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	16.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
Population	901 → 1,157 (+28.4%)	1,186 → 1,202 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$43,148 → $84,659 (+96.2%)	$27,454 → $52,661 (+91.8%)
Median home value	$225,700 → $329,200 (+45.9%)	$276,200 → $306,100 (+10.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,642 → $1,933 (+17.7%)	$749 → $629 (-16.0%)

Lake Don Pedro

Population

9011,157

Median household income

$43,148$84,659

Median home value

$225,700$329,200

Median gross rent

$1,642$1,933

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)

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
Under 5	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 17	6.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.3%	0.9%
25 to 34	5.4%	4.9%
35 to 44	4.0%	20.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	34.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	24.0%	15.1%
75 and over	13.9%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	79.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
No high school diploma	10.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	20.1%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
Drove alone	78.3%	33.1%
Carpooled	5.6%	21.3%
Public transit	0.0%	16.2%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	15.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
1-unit, detached	77.4%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	10.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake Don Pedro	Mariposa
Poverty rate	0.0%	30.6%
Average household size	1.94	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	61	34
Median year structure built	1994	1975