Midpines vs Wawona

A side-by-side comparison of Midpines and Wawona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Midpines has the higher population (177 vs 127 in Wawona). Wawona has the higher median household income ($70,320 vs $65,074 in Midpines). Since 2019, Wawona's population has grown faster (-32.8% vs -87.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Midpines	Wawona
Population	177	127
Median age	73.1 yrs	67.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,074	$70,320
Median home value	—	$739,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,140
Housing units	154	310
Homeownership rate	70.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.9%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midpines	Wawona
Population	1,427 → 177 (-87.6%)	189 → 127 (-32.8%)
Median household income	$51,750 → $65,074 (+25.7%)	$38,036 → $70,320 (+84.9%)
Median home value	$301,600 → $385,700 (+27.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $853 (-21.8%)	$1,092 → $1,140 (+4.4%)

Midpines

Population

1,427177

Median household income

$51,750$65,074

Median home value

$301,600$385,700

Median gross rent

$1,091$853

Wawona

Population

189127

Median household income

$38,036$70,320

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,140

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midpines	Wawona
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	24.9%	33.9%
35 to 44	4.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	4.5%	4.7%
65 to 74	30.5%	47.2%
75 and over	32.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midpines	Wawona
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midpines	Wawona
No high school diploma	1.7%	22.8%
High school graduate	38.4%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	43.3%
Graduate or professional degree	37.9%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midpines	Wawona
Drove alone	53.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	23.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midpines	Wawona
1-unit, detached	48.1%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	22.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Midpines	Wawona
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.28	1.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1974	1971