Madera County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	43%

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Races in Madera County, California:

Median resident age:	32.7 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 58,911	(47.9%)
Females: 64,198	(52.1%)

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Madera County:	3.2 people
California:	2.9 people

This county:	$44,975
California:	$59,948

This county:	$656
State:	$984

Madera County:	$332,200
California:	$532,300

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 19
• Assaults: 240
• Burglaries: 644
• Thefts: 781
• Auto thefts: 27

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 273
• Burglaries: 626
• Thefts: 723
• Auto thefts: 11

Madera County:	14.5%
California:	12.4%

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, Parkway-South Sacramento, Chowchilla, Madera Acres, Yosemite Lakes, Oakhurst, Parksdale, Parkwood, Oakhurst-North Fork.

2005 air pollution in Madera County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fresno County , Mariposa County , Merced County , Mono County , Tuolumne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Madera County: N McDougal Ranch (A), Adobe Ranch (B), Agnew Meadows Campground (C), Agnew Meadows Group Campground (D), Ahwahnee Country Club (E), Alamo School (F), Jones Cow Camp (G), Jones Store (H), Falls Beach Picnic Area (I), Aliso Ranch (J), Zebra Station (K), Zebra Ranch (L), Fish Creek Campground (M), Ryans Cow Camp (N), Yosemite South Camp (O), Footman Ranch (P), Forks Campground (Q), Forks Resort (R), Fort Miller Campground (S), Rosedale Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Madera County include: Grace Tabernacle Church (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Set Free Outreach Church (C), Madera Free Will Baptist Church (D), Morning Star Baptist Church (E), Church of God (F), North Fork Indian Mission (G), Galilee Missionary Baptist Church (H), Hull Avenue Church of God in Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Walker Cemetery (1), Chowchilla Cemetery (2), Picayune Cemetery (3), New Hope Cemetery (4), Fine Gold Cemetery (5), North Fork Cemetery (6), Raymond Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ashley Lake (A), Pond Lily Lake (B), Crescent Lake (C), Rockbound Lake (D), Staniford Lakes (E), Harriet Lake (F), Shellenbarger Lake (G), Thousand Island Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Nehouse Creek (A), Nelder Creek (B), Minaret Creek (C), Ladd Creek (D), Miller Creek (E), Norris Creek (F), North Fork San Joaquin River (G), Middle Fork San Joaquin River (H), Middle Fork Chowchilla River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Madera County include: Hensley Lake Recreation Area (1), Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad (2), Madera Lake Park And Recreational Area (3), Wassama Roundhouse State Historical Park (4), Knox Park (5), North Fork Recreation Area Memorial Park (6), Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (7), Eastman Lake Recreation Area (8), Indian Lakes Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Coarsegold Post Office (A), Bass Lake Post Office (B), North Fork Post Office (C), Ahwahnee Post Office (D), Raymond Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.7%
California:	11.2%

Current college students: 5,995
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 24,753 (25% naturalized citizens)

Madera County:	20.1%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 30,854
• One, attached: 1,341
• Two: 499
• 3 or 4: 1,619
• 5 to 9: 1,012
• 10 to 19: 365
• 20 or more: 1,334
• Mobile homes: 3,068
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 295

Housing units in Madera County with a mortgage: 14,199 (1,824 second mortgage, 1,210 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,956

Here:	74.1% with mortgage
State:	79.0% with mortgage

Madera County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 6.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Madera County-area historical earthquake activity is below California state average. It is 941% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from Madera County center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
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
On 7/21/1986 at 14:42:26, a magnitude 6.5 (6.0 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.5 ML) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/27/1980 at 14:50:57, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from Madera County center
On 5/25/1980 at 19:44:51, a magnitude 6.1 (5.5 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.8 M, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 94.2 miles away from Madera County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 29,950 (73%) Carpooled: 7,418 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 257 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Subway or elevated: 1 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 50 (0%) Bicycle: 165 (0%) Walked: 985 (2%) Other means: 367 (1%) Worked at home: 1,729 (4%)

7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
California average:	5.75%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($94 average AGI)

Madera County:	0.04%
California average:	0.21%

6.44% relocated from other counties in California ($38,340 average AGI)
1.00% relocated from other states ($4,366 average AGI)

Madera County:	1.00%
California average:	1.75%

from Fresno County, CA	2.46% ($38,922 average AGI)
from Merced County, CA	0.60% ($49,560)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.38% ($64,838)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.30% ($39,774)
from Monterey County, CA	0.30% ($38,761)
from Stanislaus County, CA	0.24% ($61,854)
from Alameda County, CA	0.17% ($43,094)

6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,012 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
California average:	6.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)

Madera County:	0.05%
California average:	0.11%

4.98% relocated to other counties in California ($27,138 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($9,740 average AGI)

Madera County:	1.74%
California average:	2.40%

to Fresno County, CA	2.43% ($38,358 average AGI)
to Merced County, CA	0.38% ($30,866)
to Santa Clara County, CA	0.17% ($32,571)
to Stanislaus County, CA	0.16% ($30,820)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.16% ($26,557)
to Tulare County, CA	0.15% ($37,621)
to San Diego County, CA	0.13% ($31,440)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,091 (16,057 aged, 3,034 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 105,712 (22,180 male householders, 6,710 female householders)

  22,926 spouses, 39,716 children (36,559 natural, 778 adopted, 2,379 stepchildren), 3,194 grandchildren, 1,748 brothers or sisters, 1,124 parents, 3,594 other relatives, 4,520 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,300 (3,269 male householders (2,470 living alone)), 4,048 female householders (3,494 living alone)), 1,983 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,097 (7,631 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,266 2-persons, 5,476 3-persons, 5,459 4-persons, 3,514 5-persons, 2,117 6-persons, 2,058 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,964 1-person, 1,070 2-persons, 144 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

63.0% of residents of Madera County speak English at home.
33.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (34% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 35% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $580,665,000 ($4179 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

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	+58 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.5

55% of Madera County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in California.

Madera County:	54.8%
State average:	52.5%

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

• This state: 73514
• Northeast: 2550
• Midwest: 6703
• South: 9510
• West: 5213

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $131,800

Here:	5.5%
California:	9.9%

Here:	3.7%
California:	7.8%

Here:	13.1%
California:	15.4%

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