Demographics of Madera County, California

Madera County, California had 167,927 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +11,531 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Madera County, in four figures

167,927
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.4%
Change since July 2020: +11,531 people.; 34.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,627 ±$3,129
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Madera County, California's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madera County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Madera County, California's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madera County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	156,396	100.0	100.0
2021	159,012	101.7	100.2
2022	160,377	102.5	100.7
2023	163,632	104.6	101.6
2024	166,132	106.2	102.5
2025	167,927	107.4	103.1

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Population of Madera County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	156,396	+138	+200	0	−77
2021	159,012	+2,616	+629	−26	+2,048
2022	160,377	+1,365	+586	+234	+623
2023	163,632	+3,255	+855	+545	+1,845
2024	166,132	+2,500	+967	+870	+670
2025	167,927	+1,795	+963	−33	+863

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±0.2: for men 33.9 ±0.3 and for women 35.2 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Madera County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	10,693 ±204	6.6% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	32,979 ±1,048	20.5% ±0.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,806 ±781	9.8% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	43,141 ±1,053	26.8% ±0.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	35,173 ±976	21.9% ±0.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	23,148 ±954	14.4% ±0.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,627 ±$3,129, and income per person $30,077 ±$1,310, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Madera County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	7,095 ±689	15.6% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,051 ±727	17.7% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,118 ±628	15.7% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,761 ±827	14.9% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,757 ±656	17.1% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,974 ±475	8.8% ±1.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,623 ±602	10.2% ±1.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Madera County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	29,624 ±2,661	19.2% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11,666 ±1,108	27.1% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,579 ±1,331	16.8% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,379 ±534	14.4% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madera County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madera County	California	United States
Housing units	51,015 ±65	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±1.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.5% ±1.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.5% ±1.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$393,200 ±$7,593	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,390 ±$42	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Madera County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	98,083 ±0	60.9% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	48,195 ±410	29.9% ±0.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,926 ±434	2.4% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,789 ±252	2.4% ±0.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	707 ±207	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	203 ±55	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	642 ±260	0.4% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,395 ±644	3.4% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Madera County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	110,944 ±1,806	68.9% ±1.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,605 ±1,231	9.7% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,000 ±558	1.2% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	32,391 ±1,555	20.1% ±1.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,552 ±1,105	7.2% ±0.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20,839 ±1,558	12.9% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Madera County among the counties of California

32nd of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near Madera County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Yolo County	224,410	+3.1%
Butte County	209,211	−0.5%
El Dorado County	192,323	+0.6%
Shasta County	181,648	−0.3%
Imperial County	181,411	+1.0%
Madera County	167,927	+7.4%
Kings County	154,327	+1.0%
Napa County	132,949	−3.3%
Humboldt County	131,647	−3.4%
Nevada County	101,911	−0.4%
Sutter County	98,787	−0.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026