Mariposa is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,526 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mariposa is the 700th largest community in California.

Of important note, Mariposa is also a town of artists. Mariposa has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mariposa’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mariposa has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mariposa a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

For a small town, Mariposa has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Mariposa exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The education level of Mariposa ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Mariposa, 40.02% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Mariposa in 2022 was $30,407, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,628 for a family of four. However, Mariposa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mariposa also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.63% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Mariposa is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mariposa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mariposa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mariposa include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Mariposa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Armenian and Italian.