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Groveland’s age of the median resident is 64.2 years, above both California’s towns (39 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Its National Register listings include Gamble Building and Miner's Bean Kettle and Groveland Hotel. Groveland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Groveland beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1947 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Groveland is unincorporated, so Tuolumne 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Groveland.
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified school district. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 188 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenaya ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 188 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Typical home values fell 3.3% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Groveland who are owner-occupiers: 69%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 85% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Groveland, 56% come from wildfires and 36% from inland flooding. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2023.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Groveland’s typical journey to work stands at 34 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. In Groveland, a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 78 miles away.
| Groveland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 90° in July, and January nights bottom out around 32°; snowfall runs to about 4 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Groveland, the share who had a checkup this year is 75%. Of 32 CDC measures, Groveland beats the California average on 11 and trails it on 7.
| Groveland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Groveland | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 8.7 miles. In Groveland, the trail network density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Groveland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mary Laveroni Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. Groveland Sports Complex | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Groveland; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Groveland residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Groveland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Groveland on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California
Groveland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The 2020 United States census reported Groveland's population as 540. Groveland was created as a CDP prior to the 2010 census; previously it was part of Groveland-Big Oak Flat CDP.
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Groveland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
