Fairmead

Population: 1,119
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $220,700

Located in Madera County, California, Fairmead is a community with a population of 1,119. At $44,375, its median household income sits below Madera County's $75,496.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairmead's population grew 1.3% from 1,105 to 1,119, while its median home value was little changed from $221,200 to $220,700.

13.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,119
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $220,700
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 368
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1051,119

Median household income

$68,375$44,375

Median home value

$221,200$220,700

Median gross rent

$929$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,105	$68,375	$221,200	$929
2020	1,133	$45,801	$126,600	$736
2021	1,382	$40,729	$143,500	$998
2022	1,263	$53,203	—	$1,130
2023	1,119	$44,375	$220,700	$1,221

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2417.0%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	9.6%
5 to 17	184	16.4%
18 to 24	190	17.0%
25 to 34	113	10.1%
35 to 44	133	11.9%
45 to 54	129	11.5%
55 to 64	160	14.3%
65 to 74	35	3.1%
75 and over	68	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	172	15.4%
Black or African American	43	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	895	80.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma44.2%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's14.7%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	282	44.2%
High school graduate	179	28.1%
Some college or associate's	94	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	52	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled26.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	254	72.0%
Carpooled	93	26.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	6	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	201	56.9%
15 to 29 min	62	17.6%
30 to 44 min	37	10.5%
45 to 59 min	11	3.1%
60+ min	42	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 28.1% (314 of 1,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	241	68.3%
Nonfamily households	112	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	353	95.9%
Vacant	15	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	214	60.6%
Renter-occupied	139	39.4%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	258	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	27.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0623210
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0774, -120.1939