Madera, California

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Madera is the county seat of Madera County, California. It is the principal city of the Madera, California Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Madera County. The population was 43,207 at the 2000 census.

Welcome to the city of Madera

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Madera is located at 36°57′48″N, 120°4′2″W (36.963411, -120.067316)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.8 km² (12.3 mi²), all land.

Madera is the location of the Madera American Viticultural Area.

38 Miles east of Madera is the geographic center of California. Geographic centers of the United States

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 43,207 people, although the current signs posted on the edge of the city place the population at 55,000. According to the 2000 census there are also 11,978 households, and 9,438 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,357.4/km² (3,515.3/mi²). There were 12,521 housing units at an average density of 393.4/km² (1,018.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 48.15% White, 3.85% African American, 2.79% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 38.01% from other races, and 5.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.75% of the population.

There were 11,978 households out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.4% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,033, and the median income for a family was $31,927. Males had a median income of $29,776 versus $23,210 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,674. About 25.6% of families and 32.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.