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.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Mariposa has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Mariposa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Mariposa telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Mariposa has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Mariposa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mariposa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mariposa may be for you.

For a small town, Mariposa has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. 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 citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.58% of adults in Mariposa have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mariposa in 2022 was $27,321, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,284 for a family of four. However, Mariposa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mariposa is a somewhat 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mariposa include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

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