Mammoth Lakes is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 7,093 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mammoth Lakes is the 465th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Mammoth Lakes are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Mammoth Lakes is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

One of the benefits of Mammoth Lakes is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Even though Mammoth Lakes is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The overall education level of Mammoth Lakes is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.50% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mammoth Lakes in 2018 was $45,969, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,876 for a family of four. However, Mammoth Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mammoth Lakes is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mammoth Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mammoth Lakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mammoth Lakes also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.53% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mammoth Lakes include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Polish.

Mammoth Lakes also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.00%.

The most common language spoken in Mammoth Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.