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Ahwahnee is located in California. Ahwahnee, California has a population of 2,134. Ahwahnee is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 21.38% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 36.35%.
The median household income in Ahwahnee, California is $76,161. The median household income for the surrounding county is $66,709 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Ahwahnee is 58.1 years.
The average high temperature in July is 94.1 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 32.6 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 30 inches per year, with 1.5 inches of snow per year.
