Madera Ranchos vs North Fork

A side-by-side comparison of Madera Ranchos and North Fork: population, income, housing, and more.

Madera Ranchos and North Fork are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madera Ranchos has the higher population (4,182 vs 2,914 in North Fork). Madera Ranchos has the higher median household income ($113,472 vs $68,304 in North Fork). Madera Ranchos has the higher median home value ($448,000 vs $331,500 in North Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
Population	4,182	2,914
Median age	34.3 yrs	60.4 yrs
Median household income	$113,472	$68,304
Median home value	$448,000	$331,500
Median gross rent	$1,847	$1,350
Housing units	1,322	1,578
Homeownership rate	88.3%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.5%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	18.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
Population	3,591 → 4,182 (+16.5%)	3,306 → 2,914 (-11.9%)
Median household income	$97,833 → $113,472 (+16.0%)	$58,958 → $68,304 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$312,300 → $448,000 (+43.5%)	$239,900 → $331,500 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,748 → $1,847 (+5.7%)	$857 → $1,350 (+57.5%)

Madera Ranchos

Population

3,5914,182

Median household income

$97,833$113,472

Median home value

$312,300$448,000

Median gross rent

$1,748$1,847

North Fork

Population

3,3062,914

Median household income

$58,958$68,304

Median home value

$239,900$331,500

Median gross rent

$857$1,350

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
Under 5	7.6%	1.5%
5 to 17	24.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	5.3%	6.6%
55 to 64	8.1%	20.9%
65 to 74	15.2%	27.6%
75 and over	6.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	74.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.6%	7.8%
Asian	8.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	35.9%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	16.5%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
Drove alone	89.7%	77.1%
Carpooled	2.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
1-unit, detached	100.0%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	32.8%

Poverty & households

	Madera Ranchos	North Fork
Poverty rate	19.7%	11.0%
Average household size	3.26	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	1985	1983