Madera

Population: 67,133
Median household income: $63,619
Median home value: $335,900

Madera is a community in Madera County, California, home to 67,133 residents. Its median household income of $63,619 runs below the Madera County figure of $75,496.

From 2019 to 2023, Madera's population grew 3.5% from 64,833 to 67,133, while its median home value rose 49.9% from $224,100 to $335,900.

70.4% of workers drive to work alone. 71.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 67,133
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,619
Median home value: $335,900
Median gross rent: $1,237
Housing units: 18,543
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

64,83367,133

Median household income

$45,163$63,619

Median home value

$224,100$335,900

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,237

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,833	$45,163	$224,100	$1,022
2020	65,575	$49,335	$237,500	$1,079
2021	66,173	$53,777	$255,500	$1,120
2022	66,784	$61,626	$296,800	$1,188
2023	67,133	$63,619	$335,900	$1,237

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,749	7.1%
5 to 17	16,027	23.9%
18 to 24	7,363	11.0%
25 to 34	10,297	15.3%
35 to 44	8,833	13.2%
45 to 54	8,024	12.0%
55 to 64	5,467	8.1%
65 to 74	3,536	5.3%
75 and over	2,837	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,523	12.7%
Black or African American	2,000	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	107	0.2%
Asian	1,285	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	98	0.1%
Some other race	39	0.1%
Two or more races	1,235	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53,846	80.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.7%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,717	37.7%
High school graduate	9,147	23.5%
Some college or associate's	11,109	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,633	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,388	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means7.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,962	70.4%
Carpooled	3,561	14.0%
Public transit	101	0.4%
Walked	354	1.4%
Bicycle	68	0.3%
Worked from home	1,657	6.5%
Other means	1,818	7.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,751	32.5%
15 to 29 min	6,102	25.6%
30 to 44 min	6,141	25.7%
45 to 59 min	1,810	7.6%
60+ min	2,060	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.80
Poverty rate: 26.0% (17,195 of 66,208)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,077	80.6%
Nonfamily households	3,379	19.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,456	94.1%
Vacant	1,087	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,026	51.7%
Renter-occupied	8,430	48.3%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,207	71.2%
1-unit, attached	497	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,764	9.5%
5 to 19 units	1,305	7.0%
20 or more units	1,251	6.7%
Mobile home & other	519	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0645022
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9658, -120.0862