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  • FIPS 06039
  • Largest town: Madera

Madera County, California

Madera County had 165,432 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,136.7 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 58 in California by population and 24th by land area.

Population
165,432
#32 of 58 in California · #426 in US
Area
2,136.7 sq mi
#24 of 58 in California · #260 in US
Density
77 / sq mi
#35 of 58 in California · #1,104 in US
Median household income
$66,084
#44 of 58 in California · #1,290 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Madera County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Madera County population, land area and income

Madera County had 165,432 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,136.7 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 58 in California by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 77.4 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents; Madera County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,084 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

165,432

3144th1st

426th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,137 sq mi

3144th1st

260th of 3,144 (US)

Density

77.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1104th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,084

3143rd1st

1290th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

165,432

58th1st

32nd of 58 (CA)

Land area

2,137 sq mi

58th1st

24th of 58 (CA)

Density

77.4 / sq mi

58th1st

35th of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$66,084

58th1st

44th of 58 (CA)

How Madera County's population changed since 2020

Madera County gained 8,998 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.8%. That ranks 4th of 58 in California for growth. The median California county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Madera County recorded 8,858 births and 5,997 deaths, a natural change of +2,861. Net international migration added +1,305 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,070. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,070 people.

156.4k2020159.0k2021160.4k2022163.4k2023165.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
8,858
Deaths
5,997
Net international migration
+1,305
Net domestic migration
+5,070
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,030

Where Madera County is

The Census internal point of Madera County is at 37.209800, -119.749800. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades California's 58 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Madera County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Los Angeles County: -2.4%Kings County: +1.4%Sierra County: -3.6%Riverside County: +4.3%Santa Barbara County: -0.8%San Bernardino County: +1.4%Nevada County: -0.1%Santa Clara County: +0.1%Yuba County: +6.7%Fresno County: +1.4%Plumas County: -4.7%Monterey County: -1.0%Amador County: +3.6%Alameda County: -1.9%Tulare County: +2.0%San Joaquin County: +4.5%Alpine County: -6.8%Siskiyou County: -3.4%Butte County: -0.9%Kern County: +1.8%San Diego County: -0.1%Sacramento County: +1.5%Ventura County: -1.0%Yolo County: +3.4%Lake County: -0.6%Napa County: -3.4%Tehama County: -1.9%San Francisco County: -5.4%El Dorado County: +0.8%Calaveras County: +2.5%Inyo County: -2.7%Shasta County: -0.6%Lassen County: -12.3%San Luis Obispo County: -0.0%Mariposa County: -0.5%Trinity County: -2.8%Contra Costa County: +0.6%Mendocino County: -2.4%Imperial County: +1.1%Santa Cruz County: -3.4%Placer County: +6.9%Orange County: -0.5%San Benito County: +7.2%Marin County: -1.9%San Mateo County: -2.6%Colusa County: +0.9%Del Norte County: -2.2%Solano County: +0.5%Glenn County: -2.0%Tuolumne County: -2.7%Sonoma County: -0.6%Humboldt County: -2.9%Mono County: -1.8%Stanislaus County: +0.6%Merced County: +4.9%Sutter County: -0.9%Madera County: +5.8%Modoc County: -2.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.7%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.5%
  5. ≥ +1.5%
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Orange pin: Madera County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
37.209800, -119.749800
DMS
37°12'35.28"N 119°44'59.28"W
UTM
11N 255982.1E 4121689.2N
Geohash
9qdgejbfg
Plus code
85926752+W3

Towns in Madera County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Madera County, 88,285 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madera County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Madera with 69,094.

  1. 01Madera69,094
  2. 02Chowchilla19,191
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madera County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Madera County. The most populous is Fresno County, CA, with 1,024,125 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 134.0 miles NW of Madera County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clovis, CA (population 127,993), 26.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Madera, CA (population 69,094), 25.0 miles away.

Madera County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madera County is 06039: state code 06 for California plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,084.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madera County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 165,432. That is up 8,998 people (5.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 156,434.

What is the FIPS code of Madera County?

06039. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Madera County?

Madera, with 69,094 residents inside Madera County in 2024.

Which counties border Madera County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fresno County, CA; Merced County, CA; Tuolumne County, CA; Mariposa County, CA; Mono County, CA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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