Madera is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 43,370 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Madera is the 179th largest community in California.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Madera is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.9% of the Madera workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Madera is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Madera who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.53%), sales jobs (7.63%), and food service (5.11%).

The city of Madera is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Madera Information and Demographics

In Madera, just 9.27% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Madera in 2000 was $11,674, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $46,696 for a family of four.

Madera is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Madera home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Madera, accounting for 67.89% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Madera is African-American, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Madera include German, English, Italian, and Irish.

In addition, Madera has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.73%).

The most common language spoken in Madera is Spanish. Some people also speak English.