Madera

Population & Demographics

Madera, CA

Madera is home to 67,831 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,255 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
67,831
people
Population

67,831 residents

Median age 30.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Madera population & demographics

Who lives in Madera — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
67,831
Median age
30.4yrs
Median household income
$63,933
Median home value
$359,900
Median gross rent
$1,353/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
10.9%
Poverty rate
25.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Madera

How Madera breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino81.1%
White12.2%
Black2.9%
Two or more races1.8%
Asian1.3%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Madera

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Madera.

Madera at a glance
Employed Residents
25,255
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
27.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fresno
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Madera proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Madera commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

55 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Madera

25,255 commutes, one dot at a time

Madera

Where 25,255 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Madera, by worker count.

1Madera0.0 mi7,013
2Fresno19.9 mi4,550
3Chowchilla15.0 mi714
4Clovis23.4 mi513
5Merced32.9 mi386
6San Jose102.5 mi318
7Kerman16.3 mi285
8Madera Acres3.3 mi229

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Madera.

1Madera0.0 mi7,013
2Fresno19.9 mi2,491
3Madera Acres3.3 mi897
4Clovis23.4 mi674
5Chowchilla15.0 mi433
6Merced32.9 mi330
7Parksdale2.8 mi248
8Parkwood2.1 mi232

Top industries

The sectors that employ Madera’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting26.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.5%
EDEducational Services11.9%
RTRetail Trade9.9%
PAPublic Administration8.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.0%
MFManufacturing6.1%
COConstruction3.4%
WSWholesale Trade2.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Madera

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps77%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Madera

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).