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Real estate businesses in Mariposa County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Mariposa County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,608 of 2,229 scored counties
#25 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,063 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 129
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.6
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,918
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 real estate businesses in Mariposa County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 30.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Mariposa County comes to about $128.1M a year: $17,063 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 29% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Mariposa County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 501 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Mariposa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Mariposa County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Mariposa County is 40 (lower middle), #1,608 of 2,229 scored counties and #25 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Mariposa County compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Mariposa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.6 | 49.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 129 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 501 | 293 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,063 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,412 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Mariposa County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Mariposa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,918−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,508
- Median age
- 51.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $68,412+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,438
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,459
- Daytime population
- 13,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 85 | 32 | 11.2 | 359 | +8.2% | #7 of 2,229 |
| 2Inyo County, CA | 72 | 12 | 14.9 | 270 | −4.4% | #162 of 2,229 |
| 3Colusa County, CA | 67 | 10 | 13.3 | 301 | −0.1% | #292 of 2,229 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 64 | 210 | 24.4 | 157 | +5.1% | #424 of 2,229 |
| 5Trinity County, CA | 63 | 10 | 17.9 | 203 | −2.3% | #455 of 2,229 |
| 6Kings County, CA | 61 | 85 | 19.3 | 203 | +1.0% | #540 of 2,229 |
| 7Glenn County, CA | 59 | 17 | 17.3 | 219 | −2.6% | #610 of 2,229 |
| 8Tulare County, CA | 56 | 347 | 24.2 | 163 | +2.4% | #775 of 2,229 |
| 9Madera County, CA | 56 | 132 | 29.1 | 140 | +7.4% | #787 of 2,229 |
| 10San Joaquin County, CA | 54 | 868 | 35.4 | 124 | +5.5% | #882 of 2,229 |
| 25Mariposa County, CA | 40 | 23 | 30.6 | 129 | −1.2% | #1,608 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Mariposa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Mariposa County, CA?
There are 23 real estate businesses on map listings in Mariposa County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mariposa County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $128.1M a year, or $17,063 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 29% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,508 households in Mariposa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mariposa County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Mariposa County has 30.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 129, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Mariposa County would have about 30, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 501 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Mariposa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mariposa County at 16,918 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,508 households. The median household income in Mariposa County is $68,412 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Mariposa County scores 40 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,608 of 2,229 scored counties.
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