With 67,831 people, Madera is a city in California. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 30.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 24,624 people. 25.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the California median by roughly 36%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,933, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 114%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Madera
What changed most since 1990
Population29,305 → 67,831(+131%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share53.5% → 81.1%(+27.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share40.5% → 12.2%(−28.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Madera's population equals 42% of Madera County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 24% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 27% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.3%(352)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(294)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(412)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,451 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Madera, decade by decade
Madera population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
29,305
$51,364
$165,365
8.9%
68.4
2000
43,207
$56,531
$168,139
9.3%
59.5
2010
61,416
$58,822
$331,303
10.0%
47.7
2020
66,224
$59,796
$287,859
10.0%
41.5
2024
67,831
$63,933
$359,900
10.9%
40.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
