Madera Acres, California

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Madera Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, United States. It is part of the Madera, California Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,741 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Madera Acres is located at 37°0′33″N, 120°4′48″W (37.009271, -120.079922)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 19.7 km² (7.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,741 people, 2,122 households, and 1,894 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 393.3/km² (1,018.3/mi²). There were 2,188 housing units at an average density of 111.2/km² (287.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.16% White, 3.57% African American, 2.17% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 27.44% from other races, and 5.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50.88% of the population.

There were 2,122 households out of which 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.7% were non-families. 7.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.62 and the average family size was 3.76.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,438, and the median income for a family was $45,633. Males had a median income of $34,731 versus $22,734 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,003. About 7.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.