Mokelumne HillCA
968 people live in this town, settled in 1851.
Is Mokelumne Hill a good place to live?
Mokelumne Hill’s age of the median resident is 59.9 years, against 39 years in California’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Mokelumne Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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A typical Mokelumne Hill home is worth about $319K
Values fell 3.2% in the year to September 2026. In Mokelumne Hill, 82% of households are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Mokelumne Hill’s kids attend
Its one school is below. 149 students attend Mokelumne Hill’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokelumne Hill ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 149 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Mokelumne Hill has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are San Andreas (15%), Stockton (4%) and Jackson (3%). Only 1% of working residents stay in Mokelumne Hill for work; the rest commute out. For Mokelumne Hill, the average commute is 34 minutes. Employers in Mokelumne Hill added 56 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 108.
| Mokelumne Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mokelumne Hill has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
Of the losses FEMA expects in Mokelumne Hill, 53% come from wildfires and 35% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 77% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Mokelumne Hill brings mild winters and hot summers
Mokelumne Hill’s peak summer temperature is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mokelumne Hill stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
Mokelumne Hill: 28% of adults get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Mokelumne Hill beats the California average on 7 and trails it on 13.
| Mokelumne Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mokelumne Hill | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mokelumne Hill
Moving to Mokelumne Hill: who provides what
Mokelumne Hill is unincorporated, so Calaveras 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.
99% of working residents leave Mokelumne Hill for work
Where Mokelumne Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mokelumne Hill; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mokelumne Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
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