Jury Pool Profile
Mariposa County, California
- County seat
- Mariposa
- Judicial district
- Mariposa County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,918
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,082.
At a glance
Mariposa County is a 16,918-person venue. The county population is 77% White (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $68,424, $31,706 below the CA state median of $100,130; 31.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 42.9% of covered employment, average pay $46,523/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.03%, above the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,082
- Median household income
- $68,412
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 1%.
Mariposa County has a population of 17,082, with a median age of 51.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.2%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 14.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,424; 31.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 43% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 42.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.03%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mariposa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.2% in 2024, 57.9% in 2020, 58.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (1,197 individuals).