Madera Population History 1990 - 2023

Madera Population Facts

What is the current population of Madera?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Madera is 68,079. Madera, California is the 562nd largest city in the US.

What county is Madera, California in?

Madera is located entirely in Madera County.

What is the size of Madera, California in square miles?

Madera has an area of 15.8 square miles.

What was the peak population of Madera?

The current population of Madera (68,079) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Madera growing?

Madera has grown 55.8% since the 2000. Madera, California is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 81% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Madera, California?

Madera has a population density of 3,889.8 people per square mile.

Madera Demographics

What is the voting age population of Madera, California?

The total voting age population of Madera, California, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 29,598. The voting age population is 45.2% male and 54.8% female.

What percentage of Madera, California residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 8.7% of the residents of Madera are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Madera, California?

The racial demographics of Madera are 60.4% White, 30.6% Other, 3.9% Black, 2.5% Two or more races, 1.6% Asian, 0.9% American Indian and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 78.4% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Madera, California residents are below the poverty line?

In Madera, 26.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 36.8%. On a per-household basis, 23.1% of families are below the poverty line in Madera.

What percentage of Madera, California residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 62.2% of Madera residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Madera, California residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 58.1% of Madera residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 9.5% have a bachelor's degree and 2.6% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Madera, California residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Madera residents aged 5 and older, 62.7% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 58.9% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.3% speak an Asian language.

Madera Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Madera, California?

The unemployment rate in Madera is 9.2%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Madera, California residents work for the government?

In Madera, 13.4% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Madera, California?

The median household income in Madera is $45,163.

Madera Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Madera, California?

In Madera, 47.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Madera, California?

Renters occupy 52.2% of housing units in Madera.

What percentage of Madera, California housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Madera, 4.1% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Madera, California housing units were built after 2000?

In Madera, 32.3% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 6,200 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Madera, California?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Madera is $1,022.

What percentage of households in Madera, California have broadband internet?

In Madera, 76.7% of households have an active broadband internet connection.