Madera, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Madera, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 98,719. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MADERA-CA · Madera, CA 3 ZIPs · 98,719 pop · #6587/25278 · Madera County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $89,124
  • RANK-UPPER #6587/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coarsegold
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 98,719
  • SPREAD-WIDE 93638→93636
  • HOME-HIGH $417,133

Nearest income peer: Coarsegold, CA ( $1,255 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Madera

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Madera on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Madera, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
98,719
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,124
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 93638 (49,068 residents). Household income $89,124 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Madera as a pure owner town.

Within California, Santa Fe Springs is the closest lower-income city and Santa Maria the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Madera.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Madera differ

Madera's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $62,374 in ZIP 93638 to $133,274 in ZIP 93636, while home values span $325,100 in 93638 to $542,100 in 93636. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.1×

93638 to 93636

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

93638 to 93636

Poverty-rate spread
17.8 points

93636 to 93638

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 93638 skews compact Madera

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 93638 covers about 50% of Madera's 98,719 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Madera

Citywide ZBP: 1,517 establishments, 22,606 employees , annual payroll $1,282,314k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93637 (764 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (234) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Madera, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Madera County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Madera. See the Madera County roll-up →

Madera lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Madera County: Raymond, Bass Lake and Wishon earn more and Chowchilla, Oakhurst and North Fork earn less. Wishon marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 181% above Madera.

Side-by-side: Compare 93638 vs 93637 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93638 49,068 $62,374 481 200
93637 37,743 $71,724 764 54
93636 11,908 $133,274 272 24

Madera roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Madera, .