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Madera, CA vs Fresno, CA

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- Fresno is 0% more densely populated than Madera.
- People are 6.3% less likely to be married in Fresno.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in Fresno.
 Madera, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock538,678329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.738.4
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 Population - 201061,998  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock427,652285,036,114
 Population - 199029,281  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now127.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,711.793.4
 Land Area15.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Madera, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Madera, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 White13.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.5%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock50.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Madera, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married40.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.032.60
 Households17,371  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock117,83980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,232  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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