Madera Acres (''Madera'',

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for "wood") is a

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(CDP) in

Madera County Madera County (), officially the County of Madera, is a county located at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. It features a varied landscape, encompassing the eastern San Joaquin Valley and the central Sierra Nevada, with Ma ...

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, United States. It is part of the Madera Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,162 at the 2020 census, virtually unchanged from 2010.

Geography

Madera Acres is located at . It is bordered to the south by the city of Madera, the

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Madera Acres had a population of 9,162. The population density was . The racial makeup of Madera Acres was 35.7%

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, 2.1%

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, 3.7% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.0%

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, 37.6% from other races, and 19.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 74.6% of the population. The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 17 people (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 2,473 households, out of which 47.1% included children under the age of 18, 65.8% were married-couple households, 5.5% were

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couple households, 15.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 10.7% of households were one person, and 5.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.7. There were 2,126

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(86.0% of all households). The age distribution was 28.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% aged 18 to 24, 25.3% aged 25 to 44, 22.5% aged 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 34.0years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. There were 2,554 housing units at an average density of , of which 2,473 (96.8%) were occupied. Of these, 84.1% were owner-occupied, and 15.9% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 26.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 41.1% spoke only English at home, 57.3% spoke

, 1.4% spoke other

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, 0.1% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.1% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 69.1% were high school graduates and 11.2% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income in 2023 was $76,033, and the

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was $29,491. About 11.1% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Madera Acres had a population of 9,163. The population density was . The racial makeup of Madera Acres was 5,838 (63.7%)

, 241 (2.6%)

, 161 (1.8%) Native American, 114 (1.2%) Asian, 5 (0.1%)

, 2,448 (26.7%) from other races, and 356 (3.9%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5,985 persons (65.3%). The Census reported that 9,154 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 9 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 2,411 households, out of which 1,246 (51.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,668 (69.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 273 (11.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 192 (8.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 136 (5.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 14 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 204 households (8.5%) were made up of individuals, and 82 (3.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.80. There were 2,133

(88.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.95. The population was spread out, with 2,906 people (31.7%) under the age of 18, 934 people (10.2%) aged 18 to 24, 2,265 people (24.7%) aged 25 to 44, 2,279 people (24.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 779 people (8.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. There were 2,540 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,967 (81.6%) were owner-occupied, and 444 (18.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. 7,149 people (78.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,005 people (21.9%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the

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References

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