2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Castro Valley, CA vs Mariposa, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Mariposa, is 76% less than it is in Castro Valley and is 130% below the National Average.
- Castro Valley unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Mariposa unemployment rate is 9.4%.
 Castro Valley, CAMariposa, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,413  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$30,061$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,939  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Castro Valley, CAMariposa, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock24.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Castro Valley, CAMariposa, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.6%13.1%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Mariposa    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We've recently moved to Mariposa and are overwhelmed with all the beauty here. The Oaks and wildflowers are amazing. Our visits to Yosemite have been spectacular. The  More

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