Madera County, CA

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2023 Population

158,790

0.984% 1-year growth

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

34.6

0.581% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

19.9%

0.98% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$75,496

2.66% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$367,700

8.05% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

60,454

1.05% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Madera County, CA had a population of 159k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $75,496. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Madera County, CA grew from 157,243 to 158,790, a 0.984% increase and its median household income grew from $73,543 to $75,496, a 2.66% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Madera County, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (30.9%), Other (Hispanic) (30.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (15.4%), White (Hispanic) (13.3%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.08%).

None of the households in Madera County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.9% of the residents in Madera County, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Madera County, CA are Madera Community College (850 degrees awarded in 2022) and San Joaquin Valley College-Madera (52 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Madera County, CA was $367,700, and the homeownership rate was 65.5%.

Most people in Madera County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Madera County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Madera County, CA borders Fresno County, CA, Mariposa County, CA, Merced County, CA, Mono County, CA, and Tuolumne County, CA.

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Population & Diversity

Madera County, CA is home to a population of 159k people, from which 86.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 20.1% of Madera County, CA residents were born outside of the country (32k people).

In 2023, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (49k people) in Madera County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47.7k Other (Hispanic) and 24.4k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.9%

2023 Citizenship

86.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 86.9% of Madera County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Madera County, CA was 86.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Madera County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Madera County, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
49k ± 365
Other (Hispanic)
47.7k ± 2.64k
Two+ (Hispanic)
24.4k ± 2.5k

60.4%

Hispanic Population

95.8k people

60.4% of the people in Madera County, CA are hispanic (95.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Madera County, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

20.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32k people

20.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

32.1k people

As of 2023, 20.1% of Madera County, CA residents (32k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Madera County, CA was 20.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Madera County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,845 ± 328
Gulf War (2001-)
1,434 ± 389
Gulf War (1990s)
571 ± 198

Madera County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Madera County, CA employs 60.5k people. The largest industries in Madera County, CA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (7,970 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,202 people), and Retail Trade (5,936 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($93,411), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($92,589), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,226).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

60.5k

2023 Value

± 2,201

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 5.12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Madera County, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 59.8k employees to 60.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madera County, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (6,459 people), Management Occupations (5,715 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,706 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madera County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

60.5k

2023 Value

± 2,201

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 5.12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Madera County, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 59.8k employees to 60.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madera County, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (7,970 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,202 people), and Retail Trade (5,936 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madera County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Madera County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,468

Median earning men ± $2,210

$32,061

Median earning women ± $1,923

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($81,890), Public Administration ($71,360), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,452).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($54,704), Construction ($53,329), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,397).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

199
Construction
157
Retail Trade
130
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$517k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$241k
Manufacturing
$139k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Madera County, CA went to Donald J. Trump with 54.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (54.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Madera County, CA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Madera County, CA awarded 902 degrees. The student population of Madera County, CA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,850 male students and 3,740 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Madera County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (725 and 80.4%), followed by White (101 and 11.2%), Asian (38 and 4.21%), and Two or More Races (18 and 2%).

The largest universities in Madera County, CA by number of degrees awarded are Madera Community College (850 and 94.2%) and San Joaquin Valley College-Madera (52 and 5.76%).

The most popular majors in Madera County, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (325 and 36%), General Biological Sciences (86 and 9.53%), and General Business Administration & Management (64 and 7.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 5,590 students enrolled in Madera County, CA, 33.1% men and 66.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,932 records, of which 68.7% were women and 31.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
48 degrees awarded
General Psychology
42 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
86 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Madera County, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 48 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Madera County, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Madera Community College
850 degrees awarded
San Joaquin Valley College-Madera
52 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Madera Community College with 850 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 214 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Madera County, CA, which is 0.311 times less than the 688 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 725 degrees mean that there were 7.18 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 101 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,104) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($226) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,971) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Madera County, CA was $367,700 in 2023, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $340,300 to $367,700, a 8.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Madera County, CA is 65.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Madera County, CA have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Madera County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Madera County, CA is $75,496. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Madera County, CA was Census Tract 5.09 with a value of $121,376, followed by Census Tract 1.06 and Census Tract 1.09, with respective values of $100,227 and $96,667.

In 2023, 23.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Madera County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.13%.

Housing

Property

$367,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,576

$29,168

Median Property Taxes

±$1,288

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Madera County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Madera County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.5%

Homeownership

2023

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 65.5% of the housing units in Madera County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Madera County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5.09
Census Tract 1.06
Census Tract 1.09

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Madera County, CA was Census Tract 5.09 with a value of $121,376, followed by Census Tract 1.06 and Census Tract 1.09, with respective values of $100,227 and $96,667.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Madera County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,496

Median Household Income

± $2,389

44.5k

Number of Households

± 1,778

In 2023, the median household income of the 44.5k households in Madera County, CA grew to $75,496 from the previous year's value of $73,543.

The following chart displays the households in Madera County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Madera County, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.6%)
Carpooled (11.9%)
Worked At Home (8.45%)

In 2023, 72.6% of workers in Madera County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who worked at home (8.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Madera County, CA have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.99% of the workforce in Madera County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Madera County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Madera County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Madera County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 23.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Madera County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.13%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

19.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madera County, CA (30.2k out of 152k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Madera County, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 27.7% of the children was living in poverty in Madera County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.5% of the population of Madera County, CA has health coverage, with 32.2% on employee plans, 31.9% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 1.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Madera County, CA see 2286 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.21% decrease from the previous year (2314 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2184 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 569 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,286 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Madera County, CA

Primary care physicians in Madera County, CA see an average of 2,286 patients per year. This represents a 1.21% decrease from the previous year (2,314 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Madera County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.51%

Uninsured

32.2%

Employer Coverage

31.9%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

16%

Non-Group

1.32%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Madera County, CA declined by 1.3% from 7.61% to 7.51%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Madera County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 44 in Madera County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Madera County, CA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.9% in Madera County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Madera County, CA.