Madera.
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California·Madera County
14 tracts·59K people·$360K median·2,970/mi²
Hispanic 81 · White 12 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Other 40 · Living alone 16
Madera 24 · Fresno 16 · Clovis 2 · Merced 1 · San Jose 1 · Elsewhere 55
Manufacturing 35 · Health 27 · Retail 14 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 8 · Professional 6 · Other 2
Construction · maintenance 26 · Management · business · science · arts 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 17 · Sales · office 15
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 7 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Madera is $359,900 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Madera has 67,831 residents across 12 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.4; the population is 81.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% White, 2.9% Black, 1.8% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 3.8 people; 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.6% (Census ACS).
James Monroe Elementary (34%), Lincoln Elementary (33%) and Alpha Elementary (29%) lead the elementary schools; Sherman Thomas STEM Academy (77%), Thomas Jefferson Middle (24%) and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle (15%) lead the middle schools; Madera High (33%), Madera South High (30%) and Mountain Vista High (13%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,353/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Madera is $63,933 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Madera, median rent is $1,353/month and the median home value is $359,900 (Census ACS).
Madera reported 5.9 violent crimes and 12.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Madera are drought (97), inland flooding (96) and heat wave (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.42g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Madera scores 13.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).