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Madera County, CA

165,432 Population
2,136.9 square miles 77.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,854 ±$2,445 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,125 ±$5,094 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18% ±3.3% (28,540  ±5,236) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.9 minutes ±1.2 (1,512,555  ±76,699) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,641 ±1,369 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.3 ±0.1 (159,027  ±273) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±2% (2,598  ±807) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,625 ±85 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$427,000 ±$14,955 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.5% ±3.1% (23,688  ±5,013.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

71.9% ±4.5% (75,023  ±4,709.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16.3% ±2.2% (17,021  ±2,296.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.5% (35,583  ±3,561) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.2% ±0.8% (5,081  ±1,002) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,081 Total veterans ±1,002 4,392 Male ±860 689 Female ±554

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