Mariposa County vs Mono County

A side-by-side comparison of Mariposa County and Mono County: population, income, housing, and more.

Mariposa County and Mono County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mariposa County has the higher population (17,060 vs 13,169 in Mono County). Mono County has the higher median household income ($86,953 vs $65,378 in Mariposa County). Mono County has the higher median home value ($514,300 vs $358,000 in Mariposa County).

Population, income & housing

	Mariposa County	Mono County
Population	17,060	13,169
Median age	51.6 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,378	$86,953
Median home value	$358,000	$514,300
Median gross rent	$1,268	$1,593
Housing units	9,796	13,632
Homeownership rate	74.7%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mariposa County	Mono County
Population	17,420 → 17,060 (-2.1%)	14,310 → 13,169 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$48,820 → $65,378 (+33.9%)	$62,260 → $86,953 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$275,700 → $358,000 (+29.9%)	$312,500 → $514,300 (+64.6%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,268 (+36.5%)	$1,206 → $1,593 (+32.1%)

Mariposa County

Population

17,42017,060

Median household income

$48,820$65,378

Median home value

$275,700$358,000

Median gross rent

$929$1,268

Mono County

Population

14,31013,169

Median household income

$62,260$86,953

Median home value

$312,500$514,300

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mariposa County	Mono County
Under 5	3.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	16.5%	10.7%
75 and over	12.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mariposa County	Mono County
White (non-Hispanic)	76.4%	65.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	1.6%
Asian	1.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mariposa County	Mono County
No high school diploma	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	21.2%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mariposa County	Mono County
Drove alone	59.7%	66.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	5.5%
Public transit	2.1%	1.6%
Walked	6.8%	7.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.9%
Worked from home	14.2%	16.2%
Other means	1.1%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mariposa County	Mono County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	24.8%
20 or more units	2.2%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Mariposa County	Mono County
Poverty rate	13.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.01	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	34	18
Median year structure built	1986	1980