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Madera County is a county of the U.S. state of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. As of the 2000 census
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population was 123,109. The county seat is Madera.
Madera in Spanish means timber or lumber. The county derives its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber
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Company built a log flume to carry lumber to the railroad there in 1876.
There are 36,155 households out of which 40.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% are married
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couples living together, 12.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.90% are non-families. 16.50% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.70% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.18 and the average family size is 3.52.
In the county the populationis spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $36,286, and the median income for a family is $39,226. Males have a median income of $33,658 versus $24,415 for females. The per capita income for the county is $14,682. 21.40% of the population and 15.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 28.60% of those under the age of 18 and 9.00% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.