BootjackCA
The town, settled in 1903, counts 400 residents.
Is Bootjack a good place to live?
Bootjack’s typical July afternoon high is 94°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Bootjack has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
400 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bootjack: who provides what
Bootjack is unincorporated, so Mariposa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bootjack.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Bootjack, mostly wildfire
On expected storm and flood damage, Bootjack sits above 99% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 52% come from wildfires and 27% from heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Bootjack’s kids attend
Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the Mariposa County Unified school district. Also worth knowing: the 3 public schools in Bootjack teach 108 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill OpportunityLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | – | – |
| Sierra HomeLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 70 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Young adults are less common in Bootjack than in California
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 29% of adults 25 and older, vs 37% across California. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly one in ten residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (39% statewide).
| Bootjack | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.6 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 12% and 95% women
The Census survey reached too few of Bootjack’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±41.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Bootjack | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 5.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 23% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in Bootjack work out of town
Since 2013, Bootjack has added 54 jobs, to 156 in 2023. The top destinations are Mariposa (24%), Oakhurst (5%) and Fresno (4%). The share of working residents in Bootjack who work locally: 3.6%. The median commute is under 43 miles.
| Bootjack | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bootjack is
76% of Bootjack adults had a checkup this year. The town does better than the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 14% have diabetes.
| Bootjack | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Bootjack | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Yosemite National Park and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bootjack. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi MountainHalf Dome
33 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
25 mi WaterfallYosemite Falls
13 mi Scenic railwayYosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
23 mi AttractionTaft PointPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad: Bobtalbot61, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taft Point: Dave from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Bootjack
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bootjack; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Bootjack residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
96% of working residents leave Bootjack for work
Where Bootjack’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bootjack
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Bootjack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 661 at the 2020 census, down from 960 in 2010 and 1,588 in 2000, largely due to reductions in the area of the CDP.
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- Area
- 7.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,238 ft
- Area code
- 209
Questions about Bootjack
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bootjack, CA a good place to live?
Bootjack has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.