Wawona vs Yosemite West

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

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

Wawona has the higher population (127 vs 35 in Yosemite West). Since 2019, Yosemite West's population has grown faster (+6.1% vs -32.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Wawona	Yosemite West
Population	127	35
Median age	67.2 yrs	71.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,320	—
Median home value	$739,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,140	—
Housing units	310	98
Homeownership rate	27.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.2%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wawona	Yosemite West
Population	189 → 127 (-32.8%)	33 → 35 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$38,036 → $70,320 (+84.9%)	—
Median home value	—	$859,400 → $1,050,000 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,092 → $1,140 (+4.4%)	—

Wawona

Population

189127

Median household income

$38,036$70,320

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,140

Yosemite West

Population

3335

Median home value

$859,400$1,050,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wawona	Yosemite West
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	33.9%	2.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	2.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	4.7%	31.4%
65 to 74	47.2%	62.9%
75 and over	4.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wawona	Yosemite West
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wawona	Yosemite West
No high school diploma	22.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	14.2%	2.9%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree	43.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	22.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wawona	Yosemite West
Drove alone	100.0%	46.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	38.5%
Other means	0.0%	7.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wawona	Yosemite West
1-unit, detached	94.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Wawona	Yosemite West
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.9%
Average household size	1.15	1.33
Median year structure built	1971	1984