Madera County, California Demographics

Madera County is 35th out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

Madera County is 1st in California out of 58 other counties in Female residents

Madera County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in People per household

Madera County is 7th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Madera County is 8th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Madera County is 8th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Madera County is 10th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Madera County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in Income below poverty line

Madera County is 16th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	152,218	32nd	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,137.1	24th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	70.6	35th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	7.9%	10th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	28.3%	8th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.2%	37th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	67.8%	55th	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.0%	50th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	86.4%	27th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.1%	16th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.6%	8th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.3%	40th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	39th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	55th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	55.2%	7th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	37.1%	47th	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	51.4%	1st	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	21.3%	22nd	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	49,130	35th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.2%	47th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	42,032	34th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.2%	29th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$245,500	41st	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	3.3	4th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	157	33rd	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$18,817	54th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$47,724	40th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.8%	12th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Madera County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,882	36th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	25,329	35th	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	9,543	35th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,010,216	39th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,956	50th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$125,079	39th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732