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93638

Madera, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
50,571
Median household income
$62,374
People below poverty
25.4%
Median home value
$325,100

Income

The median income of households in 93638 was $62,374. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 9
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4
$50,000 to $74,999 20
$75,000 to $99,999 13.6
$100,000 to $149,999 14.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5.4
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 42203
Female 40992

An estimated 82.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,924. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82.2
Social Security 28.7
Retirement income 18
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.3
Cash public assistance income 8.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 34% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 34
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.4

In 2020-2024, 32.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 68.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 93638 in 2020-2024, 89.2% had health insurance coverage and 10.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.6% and public coverage was 58.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 93638 had a total population of 50,571 - 25,367 (50.2%) females and 25,204 (49.8%) males. The median age was 30 years. An estimated 30.9% of the population was under 18 years, 36.9% was 19 to 44 years, 19.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 93638 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1993 1809
5 to 9 2391 2037
10 to 14 2388 2345
15 to 19 2118 2359
20 to 24 2083 1678
25 to 29 1992 2103
30 to 34 1812 1771
35 to 39 1916 2115
40 to 44 1747 1446
45 to 49 1398 1601
50 to 54 1156 1264
55 to 59 1255 1105
60 to 64 894 972
65 to 69 560 1066
70 to 74 929 783
75 to 79 426 383
80 to 84 71 308
85 and over 75 222

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 17.6% were White; 1.3% were Black or African American; 1.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.7% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 24.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 85.3% of the people in 93638 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 9.3% of the people in 93638 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,030 households in 93638. The average household size was 4.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.1% of the households in 93638 while cohabiting couple households made up 14% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.6% of all households, while 12.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 12.6% of all households.

In 93638, 51.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.1
Cohabiting Couples 14
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.2% of males and 37.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 47.8 44.2
Now married, except separated 42.2 37.5
Separated 1 2.1
Widowed 1.2 6.9
Divorced 7.8 9.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 93638, 2,496 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 67.9% of the people living in 93638 were U.S. natives. 61.1% of the 93638 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 32.1% of 93638 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 93638 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 93638.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 94.5
Asia 4.6
Europe 0.3
Africa 0.1
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 93638 in 2020-2024, 71.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 69.4% of people at least five years old; 32.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 69.4
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 93638 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.6
Different house, same county 5.9
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 56.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 8.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 43.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 93638 was 16,483 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 777 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 12,389. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,317.

Educational Attainment of People in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 43.7
High school diploma or equivalency 25.6
Some college, no degree 17.2
Associate's degree 5.3
Bachelor's degree 5.9
Graduate or professional degree 2.2

Disability

In 93638, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 93638, 51 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,569 78.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,834 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,238 6.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 93638 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 21
Construction 7
Manufacturing 9.7
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.9
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.7
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 4.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 93638 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,685 14.4
Service occupations 3,756 20.1
Sales and office occupations 3,138 16.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 5,635 30.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,435 18.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68% of 93638 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 1
Other means 10
Worked from home 5.1

In 2020-2024, 93638 had a total of 12,729 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.1
Mobile homes 4.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 93638 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 72.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 93638 had 12,030 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 699 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 56% while renters occupied 44%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.04 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.27.

6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 30.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 93638:

House Heating Fuel Used in 93638 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55.3
Electricity 32.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 9.8
No fuel used 2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 93638 was $325,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.9 % had a mortgage. 33.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,627 and for owners without a mortgage it was $552.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 93638 was $1,397. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.