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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Population
69,017
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$359,900
Owner-occupied units

Madera, CA

California · 36.966° N, 120.086° W · 20 sq mi

Madera is a city in California, with a population of 69,017 and about 3,437 residents per square mile. The median household earns $63,933 a year, and the median home is worth $359,900.

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Size & density

Land area
20 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,437
People per square mile
Rank by population
#603
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#640
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$63,933
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,353
Per month
Homeownership
54.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.7 min
One way

People

Median age
30.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
10.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
25.6%
Households
17,526
3.82 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 131/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 53/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 1/yr
Days above 90° 122/yr
Below freezing 9/yr
Annual rainfall 16in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 104°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 38°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.7%
Agriculture & mining 17.6%
Manufacturing 11.8%
Retail trade 8.5%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer
University of California
Sector
Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of California

State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State

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