Mountain House, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

25,513

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

2.64% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.05%

88.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$177,163

3.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$946,900

Population & Diversity

Mountain House, CA is home to a population of 25.5k people, from which 78.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 45.7% of Mountain House, CA residents were born outside of the country (11.7k people).

In 2024, there were 2.98 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.6k people) in Mountain House, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.91k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.85k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

78.2%

2024 Citizenship

80.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 78.2% of Mountain House, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mountain House, CA was 80.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mountain House, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mountain House, CA

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
14.6k ± 1.35k
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.91k ± 1.5k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.85k ± 883

8.28%

Hispanic Population

2.11k people

8.28% of the people in Mountain House, CA are hispanic (2.11k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mountain House, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

45.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

11.7k people

43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

10.8k people

As of 2024, 45.7% of Mountain House, CA residents (11.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mountain House, CA was 43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mountain House, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
281 ± 258
Gulf War (1990s)
128 ± 112
Korea
9 ± 31

Mountain House, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mountain House, CA.

Economy

The economy of Mountain House, CA employs 11.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mountain House, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,229 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,072 people), and Manufacturing (1,036 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($170,741), Information ($148,438), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,787).

Employment

Occupations

11.8k

2024 Value

± 1,202

1.99%

1 Year growth

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain House, CA grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 11.6k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain House, CA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,808 people), Management Occupations (1,477 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (803 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mountain House, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11.8k

2024 Value

± 1,202

1.99%

1 Year growth

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain House, CA grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 11.6k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain House, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,229 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,072 people), and Manufacturing (1,036 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mountain House, CA, though some of these residents may live in Mountain House, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,530

Median earning men ± $11,527

$57,051

Median earning women ± $10,244

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($208,258), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($182,596), and Information ($149,219).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,269), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,714), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,949).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mountain House, CA was $946,900 in 2024, which is 2.85 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $859,700 to $946,900, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Mountain House, CA is 69.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mountain House, CA have an average commute time of 49.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mountain House, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$946,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,073

$4,942

Median Property Taxes

±$610

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mountain House, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mountain House, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.9%

Homeownership

2024

73%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.9% of the housing units in Mountain House, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mountain House, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$177,163

Median Household Income

± $18,940

7.07k

Number of Households

± 914

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.07k households in Mountain House, CA grew to $177,163 from the previous year's value of $171,675.

The following chart displays the households in Mountain House, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mountain House, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (60.1%)
Worked At Home (25.5%)
Carpooled (11.3%)

In 2024, 60.1% of workers in Mountain House, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.5%) and those who carpooled to work (11.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

49.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain House, CA have a longer commute time (49.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 17% of the workforce in Mountain House, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mountain House, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mountain House, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mountain House, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain House, CA (1.29k out of 25.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mountain House, CA is Asian, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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