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 at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,255. The county seat is Madera. Madera County comprises the Madera, CA Metr ...

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, United States. It is part of the Madera

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. 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

2010

The

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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%)

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, 241 (2.6%)

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, 161 (1.8%) Native American, 114 (1.2%)

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, 5 (0.1%)

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, 2,448 (26.7%) from

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, and 356 (3.9%) from two or more races.

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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

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(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.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,741 people, 2,122 households, and 1,894 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,188 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.16%

, 3.57%

, 2.17% Native American, 1.55%

, 0.05%

, 27.44% from

, and 5.06% from two or more races.

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

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for the CDP was $15,003. About 7.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the

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, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Madera Acres is in , and . In the

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, Madera Acres is in .

References

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