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Madera County, California (CA)

County population in 2021: 159,410 (67% urban, 33% rural); it was 123,109 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 19,961
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,765
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,949
Renter-occupied apartments: 15,591 (it was 12,206 in 2000)
% of renters here:

34%
State:

44%

Land area: 2136 sq. mi.

Water area: 17.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 75 people per square mile   (average).

March 2019 cost of living index in Madera County: 92.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Madera County, CA (2021)
    • 96,01360.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 48,90630.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5,5873.5%Two or more races
    • 3,5262.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,4542.2%Asian alone
    • 8660.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 7630.5%Some other race alone
    • 2950.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

35.1 years
California median age:

37.6 years
Males: 78,590  (49.3%)
Females: 80,820  (50.7%)
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Average household size:
Madera County:

3.0 people
California:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $63,454 ($36,286 in 1999)
This county:

$63,454
California:

$84,907

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $873 (lower quartile is $637, upper quartile is $1,171)
This county:

$873
State:

$1619


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $348,500 (it was $118,300 in 2000)
Madera:

$348,500
California:

$648,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $252,900 - $490,200

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $375,439
Here:

$375,439
State:

$881,672

Townhouses or other attached units: $415,307
Here:

$415,307
State:

$745,373

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $315,528
Here:

$315,528
State:

$701,962

Mobile homes: $179,792
Here:

$179,792
State:

$174,181

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,584
Here:

$32,584
State:

$105,963

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,803
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $586

Institutionalized population: 8,135

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 4
  • Rapes: 22
  • Robberies: 30
  • Assaults: 175
  • Burglaries: 118
  • Thefts: 528
  • Auto thefts: 27

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 34
  • Robberies: 14
  • Assaults: 408
  • Burglaries: 375
  • Thefts: 621
  • Auto thefts: 21
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 1066 buildings, average cost: $257,400
  • 2020: 732 buildings, average cost: $264,400
  • 2019: 644 buildings, average cost: $254,900
  • 2018: 503 buildings, average cost: $242,800
  • 2017: 415 buildings, average cost: $231,500
  • 2016: 300 buildings, average cost: $173,400
  • 2015: 211 buildings, average cost: $272,800
  • 2014: 210 buildings, average cost: $268,800
  • 2013: 215 buildings, average cost: $241,200
  • 2012: 115 buildings, average cost: $197,400
  • 2011: 112 buildings, average cost: $158,200
  • 2010: 112 buildings, average cost: $178,500
  • 2009: 68 buildings, average cost: $189,600
  • 2008: 233 buildings, average cost: $187,400
  • 2007: 486 buildings, average cost: $188,900
  • 2006: 1269 buildings, average cost: $173,400
  • 2005: 2135 buildings, average cost: $172,300
  • 2004: 1463 buildings, average cost: $152,700
  • 2003: 1139 buildings, average cost: $139,700
  • 2002: 909 buildings, average cost: $136,900
  • 2001: 713 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2000: 549 buildings, average cost: $105,600
  • 1999: 481 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1998: 474 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 1997: 457 buildings, average cost: $73,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Madera, CA residents
Average permit cost in Madera, CA
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,554 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,360 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Madera, CA in 2021
Distribution of house value in Madera, CA in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Madera, CA in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 21.8%
Madera County:

21.8%
California:

12.3%
(7.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.2% for Black residents, 28.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.0% for American Indian residents, 0.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 31.8% for other race residents, 26.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 35.1 years old
(Males: 34.2 years old, Females: 35.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.3 years old, Black residents: 51.6 years old, American Indian residents: 46.6 years old, Asian residents: 40.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.8 years old, Other race residents: 27.9 years old)

Area name: Madera, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madera County is $521 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $965 a month.

Cities in this county include: Madera, Oakhurst-North Fork, Chowchilla, Madera Acres, Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, Yosemite Lakes, Oakhurst, Parksdale, Ahwahnee, Parkwood.

Madera County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip codeCityNumber of testsNumber of tests >= 4 pCi/L
93601Ahwahnee280
93604Bass Lake165
93610Chowchilla40
93614Coarsegold241
93637Madera130
93638Madera222
93643North Fork5016
93644Oakhurst14425
93645O Neals10
93653Raymond60
93669Wishon31

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Neighboring counties: Buchanan County, Virginia , Mingo County, West Virginia , Meade County, Kentucky , Reynolds County, Missouri .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

8.7%
California:

4.8%

Unemployment by year in Madera, CA
County total employment by year in Madera, CA
County average yearly wages by year in Madera, CA

Current college students: 5,995
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 28,348 (41.5% naturalized citizens)

Madera County:

17.8%
Whole state:

26.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3,5702010 or later
  • 7,9042000 to 2009
  • 8,1271990 to 1999
  • 7,2921980 to 1989
  • 3,9701970 to 1979
  • 2,763Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.8%

Madera County marital status for males Madera County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 38,508
  • One, attached: 1,815
  • Two: 484
  • 3 or 4: 2,872
  • 5 to 9: 1,021
  • 10 to 19: 919
  • 20 to 49: 452
  • 50 or more: 666
  • Mobile homes: 2,884
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 371

Housing units in Madera County with a mortgage: 17,754 (1,330 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,277 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 261

Here:

6.1% with mortgage
State:

98.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Madera County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic56,5663
Evangelical Protestant15,07789
Other4,81715
Mainline Protestant2,80814
Black Protestant6855
None70,912-
Madera County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 30
Madera County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
This county:

0.55 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
Madera County:

3.23 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 59
This county:

4.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Madera County:

7.6%
California:

7.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Madera County:

23.6%
State:

21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.5%
State:

17.9%

Agriculture in Madera County:

Average size of farms: 383 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $399,120
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1604.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.26%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.91%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $306,429
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 94.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $92,867
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 77.87%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.76%
Corn for grain: 5657 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 14069 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6,549 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 189,976 acres

Earthquake activity:

Madera County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 8475% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 175.9 miles away from Madera County center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 152.1 miles away from the county center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 156.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the county center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 147.5 miles away from Madera County center
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from the county center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • California Wildfires, Incident Period: September 4, 2020 - November 17, 2020, FEMA Id: 4569, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
  • California Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 29, 2006 to April 16, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1646: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1646, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • California Quartz Fire, Incident Period: July 25, 2005 to July 29, 2005, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 25, 2005, FEMA Id: 2571, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Severe Freeze, Incident Period: December 20, 1998 to December 28, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1267: February 09, 1999, FEMA Id: 1267, Natural disaster type: Freeze
  • California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: January 03, 1995 to February 10, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1044: January 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1044, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Mud & Landslides, Flooding, Incident Period: January 05, 1993 to March 20, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-979: February 03, 1993, FEMA Id: 979, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Madera County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Landslides: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Freezes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Madera

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 32,767 (66.5%)
  • Carpooled: 5,677 (11.5%)
  • Bus: 103 (0.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 7 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 24 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,787 (3.6%)
  • Bicycle: 101 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 762 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 7,087 (14.4%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (81%)
  • India (3%)
  • El Salvador (2%)
  • Philippines (1%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • Portugal (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Madera County


  • English (4%)
  • German (3%)
  • American (3%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • European (1%)
  • Portuguese (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Madera County, California in 2010:

  • 7,316 people in state prisons
  • 414 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 346 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 281 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 132 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 47 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 34 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 29 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 17 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 8 people in correctional residential facilities

People in group quarters in Madera County, California in 2000:

  • 6,788 people in state prisons
  • 320 people in nursing homes
  • 296 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 210 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 172 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 80 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 50 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 36 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 30 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 29 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 25 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 17 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 11 people in religious group quarters
  • 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $56,454.

6.93% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,232 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.93%
California average:

5.19%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.11% relocated from other counties in California ($52,828 average AGI)
0.82% relocated from other states ($5,404 average AGI)
Madera County:

0.82%
California average:

1.56%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Fresno County, CA  2.84% ($67,197 average AGI)
from Merced County, CA  0.38% ($47,789)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.32% ($47,234)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.30% ($62,718)
from Stanislaus County, CA  0.19% ($48,020)
from Sacramento County, CA  0.15% ($38,614)
from San Diego County, CA  0.14% ($41,545)


5.99% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,226 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.99%
California average:

6.14%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in California ($33,252 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($18,974 average AGI)
Madera County:

1.67%
California average:

2.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Fresno County, CA  2.06% ($49,778 average AGI)
to Merced County, CA  0.31% ($44,536)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.21% ($33,112)
to San Diego County, CA  0.12% ($31,149)
to Sacramento County, CA  0.11% ($35,459)
to Stanislaus County, CA  0.10% ($35,193)
to Santa Clara County, CA  0.10% ($76,536)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 14.6

Births per 1000 population in Madera County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Madera County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Madera County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Madera County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Madera County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Madera County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Madera County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Madera County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,414 (15,396 aged, 3,018 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,679 (14%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Madera County, California in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,536)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,048)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,012)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (961)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (957)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (800)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (586)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (389)
  • Congestive heart failure (322)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (280)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 62.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 35.6
  • Other - 27.0

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 94.9. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 52.8
  • Suffocation - 22.6
  • Other - 19.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 159,410
  • Male householders: 21,484 (3,854 living alone), Female householders: 22,564 (4,865 living alone)
  • 21,155 spouses (20,973 opposite-sex spouses), 4,161 unmarried partners, (4,161 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 56,354 children (51,233 natural, 2,011 adopted, 3,110 stepchildren), 9,360 grandchildren, 3,153 brothers or sisters, 3,544 parents, 123 foster children, 5,462 other relatives, 4,396 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,654

Size of family households: 11,188 2-persons, 7,041 3-persons, 7,438 4-persons, 4,123 5-persons, 1,583 6-persons, 1,540 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,719 1-person, 2,161 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 105 4-persons.

21,039 married couples with children.
12,670 single-parent households (4,712 men, 7,958 women).

54.6% of residents of Madera speak English at home.
42.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $580,665,000 ($4,179 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,595,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $247,604,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,881,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,616,000
Federal grants: $151,734,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,857,000 ($493,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,974,000 ($1,683,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,926,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $59,331,000
Federal Government insurance: $231,029,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 11,599
Here:

81 per 1000 residents
State:

77 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,827
Here:

34 per 1000 residents
State:

34 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4,743
Here:

+33 per 1000 residents
State:

+39 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +8,343
Here:  +58 per 1000 residents
State:  -18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Madera County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 19.21 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

3.9

Year house built in Madera County, California
  • Year house built in Madera County, California
  • 2722020 or later
  • 2,7902010 to 2019
  • 9,9302000 to 2009
  • 8,9071990 to 1999
  • 8,2811980 to 1989
  • 8,9321970 to 1979
  • 4,2111960 to 1969
  • 2,5381950 to 1959
  • 2,5321940 to 1949
  • 1,5991939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Madera County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Madera County, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Madera County, California
  • 2601 room
  • 702 rooms
  • 1,0053 rooms
  • 1,9494 rooms
  • 6,9405 rooms
  • 7,3946 rooms
  • 4,4697 rooms
  • 2,6338 rooms
  • 3,3729+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madera County, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madera County, California
  • 8031 room
  • 4912 rooms
  • 2,1723 rooms
  • 4,2894 rooms
  • 4,4445 rooms
  • 1,8366 rooms
  • 1,4077 rooms
  • 568 rooms
  • 4589+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Madera County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Madera County, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Madera County, California
  • 406no bedroom
  • 8241 bedroom
  • 2,7532 bedrooms
  • 15,9953 bedrooms
  • 6,5124 bedrooms
  • 1,6025+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madera County, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madera County, California
  • 803no bedroom
  • 2,3441 bedroom
  • 6,1092 bedrooms
  • 5,0943 bedrooms
  • 1,4714 bedrooms
  • 1355+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Madera County, California in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Madera County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Madera County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 906no vehicle
  • 5,6051 vehicle
  • 10,7312 vehicles
  • 6,2483 vehicles
  • 2,5034 vehicles
  • 2,0995+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Madera County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Madera County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,156no vehicle
  • 5,1931 vehicle
  • 5,3172 vehicles
  • 2,0803 vehicles
  • 1,1074 vehicles
  • 1035+ vehicles

87.8% of Madera County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in California.

Madera County:

87.8%
State average:

88.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 110,782
  • Other state: 18,301
  • Northeast: 4,925
  • Midwest: 4,371
  • South: 5,153
  • West: 3,852
Year householders moved into unit in Madera County, CA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Madera County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 30.5%Utility gas
  • 26.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 23.1%Electricity
  • 12.7%Wood
  • 4.8%Solar energy
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 46.9%Utility gas
  • 40.4%Electricity
  • 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.9%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,929
Here:

14.7%
California:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 480
Here:

3.9%
California:

8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 340
Here:

3.7%
California:

15.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Madera County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $38,577,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,097,000
  • Charges - Other: $38,140,000
    Other: $23,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,377,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,818,000
    Regular Highways: $4,692,000
    Regular Highways: $3,545,000
    Sewerage: $3,287,000
    Sewerage: $3,100,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,094,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,004,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $389,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $5,785,000
    Water Utilities: $5,543,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,540,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,311,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,845,000
    Health - Other: $41,802,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,383,000
    Health - Other: $35,222,000
    General - Other: $28,039,000
    Police Protection: $26,747,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,127,000
    Police Protection: $18,515,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,927,000
    Regular Highways: $14,570,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,071,000
    Water Utilities: $11,981,000
    Regular Highways: $11,540,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
    General - Other: $9,346,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,098,000
    Financial Administration: $6,738,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,722,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,482,000
    Financial Administration: $5,881,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,168,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,134,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,044,000
    Water Utilities: $4,131,000
    Sewerage: $3,174,000
    Sewerage: $2,865,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,581,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,324,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,047,000
    Libraries: $1,771,000
    Libraries: $1,434,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $44,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,983,000
    Other: $2,356,000
    Highways: $1,918,000
    Water Utilities: $1,915,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,265,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    Highways: $1,078,000
    Housing and Community Development: $982,000
    Transit Utilities: $827,000
    Transit Utilities: $639,000
    Housing and Community Development: $291,000
    Natural Resources: $266,000
    Natural Resources: $203,000
    Education: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $35,000
    Education: $28,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,372,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,510,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,340,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,118,000
    Other - General - Other: $240,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,574,000
    Education: $7,559,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,940,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,668,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,549,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,074,000
    Other: $551,000
    Other: $340,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $163,473,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $73,224,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,901,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,521,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,216,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,513,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $8,622,000
    Special Assessments: $4,501,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,276,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,028,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,544,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,297,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,782,000
    Sale of Property: $933,000
    Sale of Property: $708,000
    Interest Earnings: $317,000
    Rents: $99,000
    Rents: $20,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Royalties: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $66,651,000
    Water Utilities: $61,307,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $56,409,000
    Sewerage: $50,461,000
    Sewerage: $30,806,000
    Regular Highways: $18,994,000
    Health - Other: $17,706,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,609,000
    Regular Highways: $6,322,000
    Police Protection: $5,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,095,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Police Protection: $395,000
    General - Other: $332,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    Corrections - Other: $324,000
    General Public Building: $170,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Health - Other: $104,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $103,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Libraries: $69,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $159,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,035,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,490,000
    Water Utilities: $3,178,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $83,377,000
    Public Welfare: $75,977,000
    Education: $38,653,000
    Other: $35,933,000
    Education: $35,730,000
    Health and Hospitals: $28,014,000
    Health and Hospitals: $26,512,000
    Other: $23,419,000
    Highways: $14,267,000
    Highways: $7,977,000
    Water Utilities: $2,070,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,421,000
    Water Utilities: $1,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $332,000
    General Local Government Support: $283,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $52,232,000
    Property: $52,222,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,891,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,715,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,629,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,587,000
    Other License: $2,455,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,382,000
    Other License: $2,293,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,144,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,027,000
    Other: $1,871,000
    Other: $1,673,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,064,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,021,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,852,000
    : $22,438,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $940,000
    Interest on Debt: $204,000

Madera County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $38,577,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,097,000
  • Charges - Other: $38,140,000
    Other: $23,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,377,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,818,000
    Regular Highways: $4,692,000
    Regular Highways: $3,545,000
    Sewerage: $3,287,000
    Sewerage: $3,100,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,094,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,004,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $389,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $5,785,000
    Water Utilities: $5,543,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,540,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,311,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,845,000
    Health - Other: $41,802,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,383,000
    Health - Other: $35,222,000
    General - Other: $28,039,000
    Police Protection: $26,747,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,127,000
    Police Protection: $18,515,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,927,000
    Regular Highways: $14,570,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,071,000
    Water Utilities: $11,981,000
    Regular Highways: $11,540,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
    General - Other: $9,346,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,098,000
    Financial Administration: $6,738,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,722,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,482,000
    Financial Administration: $5,881,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,168,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,134,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,044,000
    Water Utilities: $4,131,000
    Sewerage: $3,174,000
    Sewerage: $2,865,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,581,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,324,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,047,000
    Libraries: $1,771,000
    Libraries: $1,434,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $44,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,983,000
    Other: $2,356,000
    Highways: $1,918,000
    Water Utilities: $1,915,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,265,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    Highways: $1,078,000
    Housing and Community Development: $982,000
    Transit Utilities: $827,000
    Transit Utilities: $639,000
    Housing and Community Development: $291,000
    Natural Resources: $266,000
    Natural Resources: $203,000
    Education: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $35,000
    Education: $28,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,372,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,510,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,340,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,118,000
    Other - General - Other: $240,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,574,000
    Education: $7,559,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,940,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,668,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,549,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,074,000
    Other: $551,000
    Other: $340,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $163,473,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $73,224,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,901,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,521,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,216,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,513,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $8,622,000
    Special Assessments: $4,501,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,276,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,028,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,544,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,297,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,782,000
    Sale of Property: $933,000
    Sale of Property: $708,000
    Interest Earnings: $317,000
    Rents: $99,000
    Rents: $20,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Royalties: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $66,651,000
    Water Utilities: $61,307,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $56,409,000
    Sewerage: $50,461,000
    Sewerage: $30,806,000
    Regular Highways: $18,994,000
    Health - Other: $17,706,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,609,000
    Regular Highways: $6,322,000
    Police Protection: $5,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,095,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Police Protection: $395,000
    General - Other: $332,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    Corrections - Other: $324,000
    General Public Building: $170,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Health - Other: $104,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $103,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Libraries: $69,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $159,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,035,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,490,000
    Water Utilities: $3,178,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $83,377,000
    Public Welfare: $75,977,000
    Education: $38,653,000
    Other: $35,933,000
    Education: $35,730,000
    Health and Hospitals: $28,014,000
    Health and Hospitals: $26,512,000
    Other: $23,419,000
    Highways: $14,267,000
    Highways: $7,977,000
    Water Utilities: $2,070,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,421,000
    Water Utilities: $1,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $332,000
    General Local Government Support: $283,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $52,232,000
    Property: $52,222,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,891,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,715,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,629,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,587,000
    Other License: $2,455,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,382,000
    Other License: $2,293,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,144,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,027,000
    Other: $1,871,000
    Other: $1,673,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,064,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,021,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,852,000
    : $22,438,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $940,000
    Interest on Debt: $204,000

Madera County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $38,577,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,097,000
  • Charges - Other: $38,140,000
    Other: $23,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,377,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,818,000
    Regular Highways: $4,692,000
    Regular Highways: $3,545,000
    Sewerage: $3,287,000
    Sewerage: $3,100,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,094,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,004,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $389,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $5,785,000
    Water Utilities: $5,543,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,540,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,311,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,845,000
    Health - Other: $41,802,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,383,000
    Health - Other: $35,222,000
    General - Other: $28,039,000
    Police Protection: $26,747,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,127,000
    Police Protection: $18,515,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,927,000
    Regular Highways: $14,570,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,071,000
    Water Utilities: $11,981,000
    Regular Highways: $11,540,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
    General - Other: $9,346,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,098,000
    Financial Administration: $6,738,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,722,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,482,000
    Financial Administration: $5,881,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,168,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,134,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,044,000
    Water Utilities: $4,131,000
    Sewerage: $3,174,000
    Sewerage: $2,865,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,581,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,324,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,047,000
    Libraries: $1,771,000
    Libraries: $1,434,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $44,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,983,000
    Other: $2,356,000
    Highways: $1,918,000
    Water Utilities: $1,915,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,265,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    Highways: $1,078,000
    Housing and Community Development: $982,000
    Transit Utilities: $827,000
    Transit Utilities: $639,000
    Housing and Community Development: $291,000
    Natural Resources: $266,000
    Natural Resources: $203,000
    Education: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $35,000
    Education: $28,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,372,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,510,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,340,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,118,000
    Other - General - Other: $240,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,574,000
    Education: $7,559,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,940,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,668,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,549,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,074,000
    Other: $551,000
    Other: $340,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $163,473,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $73,224,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,901,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,521,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,216,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,513,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $8,622,000
    Special Assessments: $4,501,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,276,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,028,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,544,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,297,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,782,000
    Sale of Property: $933,000
    Sale of Property: $708,000
    Interest Earnings: $317,000
    Rents: $99,000
    Rents: $20,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Royalties: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $66,651,000
    Water Utilities: $61,307,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $56,409,000
    Sewerage: $50,461,000
    Sewerage: $30,806,000
    Regular Highways: $18,994,000
    Health - Other: $17,706,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,609,000
    Regular Highways: $6,322,000
    Police Protection: $5,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,095,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Police Protection: $395,000
    General - Other: $332,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    Corrections - Other: $324,000
    General Public Building: $170,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Health - Other: $104,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $103,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Libraries: $69,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $159,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,035,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,490,000
    Water Utilities: $3,178,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $83,377,000
    Public Welfare: $75,977,000
    Education: $38,653,000
    Other: $35,933,000
    Education: $35,730,000
    Health and Hospitals: $28,014,000
    Health and Hospitals: $26,512,000
    Other: $23,419,000
    Highways: $14,267,000
    Highways: $7,977,000
    Water Utilities: $2,070,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,421,000
    Water Utilities: $1,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $332,000
    General Local Government Support: $283,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $52,232,000
    Property: $52,222,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,891,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,715,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,629,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,587,000
    Other License: $2,455,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,382,000
    Other License: $2,293,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,144,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,027,000
    Other: $1,871,000
    Other: $1,673,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,064,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,021,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,852,000
    : $22,438,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $940,000
    Interest on Debt: $204,000

Madera County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $38,577,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,097,000
  • Charges - Other: $38,140,000
    Other: $23,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,377,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,818,000
    Regular Highways: $4,692,000
    Regular Highways: $3,545,000
    Sewerage: $3,287,000
    Sewerage: $3,100,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,094,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,004,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $389,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $5,785,000
    Water Utilities: $5,543,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,540,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,311,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,845,000
    Health - Other: $41,802,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,350,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,383,000
    Health - Other: $35,222,000
    General - Other: $28,039,000
    Police Protection: $26,747,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,127,000
    Police Protection: $18,515,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,927,000
    Regular Highways: $14,570,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,071,000
    Water Utilities: $11,981,000
    Regular Highways: $11,540,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
    General - Other: $9,346,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,098,000
    Financial Administration: $6,738,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,722,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,482,000
    Financial Administration: $5,881,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,168,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,134,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,044,000
    Water Utilities: $4,131,000
    Sewerage: $3,174,000
    Sewerage: $2,865,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,581,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,324,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,047,000
    Libraries: $1,771,000
    Libraries: $1,434,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Parks and Recreation: $847,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $44,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,983,000
    Other: $2,356,000
    Highways: $1,918,000
    Water Utilities: $1,915,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,265,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    Highways: $1,078,000
    Housing and Community Development: $982,000
    Transit Utilities: $827,000
    Transit Utilities: $639,000
    Housing and Community Development: $291,000
    Natural Resources: $266,000
    Natural Resources: $203,000
    Education: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $35,000
    Education: $28,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,372,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,510,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,340,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,118,000
    Other - General - Other: $240,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,574,000
    Education: $7,559,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,940,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,668,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,549,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,074,000
    Other: $551,000
    Other: $340,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $163,473,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $73,224,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,901,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,521,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,216,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,513,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $8,622,000
    Special Assessments: $4,501,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,276,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,028,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,544,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,297,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,782,000
    Sale of Property: $933,000
    Sale of Property: $708,000
    Interest Earnings: $317,000
    Rents: $99,000
    Rents: $20,000
    Royalties: $1,000
    Royalties: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $66,651,000
    Water Utilities: $61,307,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $56,409,000
    Sewerage: $50,461,000
    Sewerage: $30,806,000
    Regular Highways: $18,994,000
    Health - Other: $17,706,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,609,000
    Regular Highways: $6,322,000
    Police Protection: $5,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,095,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Police Protection: $395,000
    General - Other: $332,000
    General - Other: $329,000
    Corrections - Other: $324,000
    General Public Building: $170,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Health - Other: $104,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $103,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Libraries: $69,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $159,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,035,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,490,000
    Water Utilities: $3,178,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $83,377,000
    Public Welfare: $75,977,000
    Education: $38,653,000
    Other: $35,933,000
    Education: $35,730,000
    Health and Hospitals: $28,014,000
    Health and Hospitals: $26,512,000
    Other: $23,419,000
    Highways: $14,267,000
    Highways: $7,977,000
    Water Utilities: $2,070,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,421,000
    Water Utilities: $1,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $332,000
    General Local Government Support: $283,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $52,232,000
    Property: $52,222,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,891,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,715,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,629,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,587,000
    Other License: $2,455,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,382,000
    Other License: $2,293,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,144,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,027,000
    Other: $1,871,000
    Other: $1,673,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,064,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,021,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,852,000
    : $22,438,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $940,000
    Interest on Debt: $204,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 4,792
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,094
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,698
  • Number of recipients under 18: 545
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,430
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,817
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,542
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,520
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 19 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,059$145,953561$142,7341,109$192,92367$113,940372$155,05419$126,158
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED88$158,44378$170,167191$185,47614$102,07144$161,0685$84,400
APPLICATIONS DENIED187$155,877166$153,289818$214,67897$74,485177$171,45820$78,850
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN105$140,35281$116,852384$195,24236$85,08382$128,86611$138,182
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS30$175,56729$163,655140$205,3007$88,71421$144,9050$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 18 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED74$174,9735$265,0003$191,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED33$203,33310$213,4000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED9$156,2223$169,6670$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$140,3335$219,6000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$256,5001$106,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Madera, CA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Madera, CA - Value
Most common first names in Madera County, CA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John39275.4 years
Mary35378.7 years
William35275.8 years
James33274.1 years
Robert31970.9 years
George20175.8 years
Charles19773.5 years
Frank18875.6 years
Joseph13372.9 years
Dorothy13278.6 years
Most common last names in Madera County, CA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith20774.8 years
Johnson13273.3 years
Brown12177.1 years
Jones10473.6 years
Williams9874.2 years
Davis8876.5 years
Garcia8869.2 years
Miller8077.0 years
Martinez7668.8 years
Rodriguez7670.4 years
Businesses in Madera County, CA
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven2Little Caesars Pizza4
99 Cents Only Stores1Long John Silver's1
AT&T1Lowe's1
AutoZone3MasterBrand Cabinets3
Baskin-Robbins1McDonald's6
Best Western1Motel 61
Big O Tires1Nike4
Blockbuster2Office Depot1
Burger King3Panda Express1
CVS4Payless3
Carl\s Jr.4Penske2
Chevrolet2Pizza Hut1
Comfort Inn1Quiznos2
Cricket Wireless6RadioShack2
Curves1Rite Aid3
DHL1SAS Shoes1
Dairy Queen1SONIC Drive-In1
Days Inn3Safeway1
Dennys1Sears2
Domino's Pizza1Starbucks5
FedEx10Subway10
Ford1Super 81
GNC4T-Mobile4
GameStop1Taco Bell4
H&R Block6Toyota1
Holiday Inn2True Value3
Home Depot1U-Haul7
IHOP1UPS10
Jack In The Box4Vans3
Jamba Juice1Verizon Wireless1
Jones New York3Vons2
KFC2Walgreens3
La-Z-Boy2Walmart1
Lane Furniture2Wendy's1

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