How many renters in Madera, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Madera, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.3% (±5.8 points) of renting households in Madera, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

53.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.3% (±5.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 53.3% (±5.0 points)
Median share of income: 37.7% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Madera

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Madera	Madera County	California	United States
Less than 15%	9.6% (±3.6 points)	12.4%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.5% (±2.9 points)	10.0%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.9% (±3.5 points)	11.5%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.7% (±3.3 points)	9.3%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.0% (±2.9 points)	9.6%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	53.3% (±5.0 points)	47.2%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Madera against Madera County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Madera	Madera County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.3% (±5.8 points)	56.8% (±4.8 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	53.3% (±5.0 points)	47.2% (±3.8 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.7% (±4.0 points)	33.6% (±1.9 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,440 (±$4,985)	$47,645 (±$2,840)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,353 (±$58)	$1,390 (±$42)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Madera, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Madera County (56.8%).

It is not measurably different from California (55.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Madera County, Madera ranks 7 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 334 of 1,067.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Madera

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madera
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Madera	—	60.3% (±5.8 points)	—
Madera Acres	3.3 mi	61.5% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Parkwood	3.3 mi	71.3% (±45.5 points)	Not measurably different
Parksdale	3.8 mi	77.5% (±19.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fairmead	9.7 mi	57.9% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bonadelle Ranchos	11 mi	47.6% (±52.0 points)	Not measurably different
Madera Ranchos	12 mi	100.0% (±90.7 points)	Not measurably different
Biola	12 mi	86.1% (±39.2 points)	Not measurably different
Chowchilla	13 mi	51.2% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Madera County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Madera Ranchos	100.0% (±90.7 points)
2	Ahwahnee	90.9% (±35.4 points)
3	Parksdale	77.5% (±19.4 points)
4	Parkwood	71.3% (±45.5 points)
5	Coarsegold	64.5% (±41.7 points)
6	Madera Acres	61.5% (±24.0 points)
7	Madera	60.3% (±5.8 points)
8	Fairmead	57.9% (±31.3 points)
9	Yosemite Lakes	56.7% (±27.2 points)
10	Chowchilla	51.2% (±12.9 points)
11	Bonadelle Ranchos	47.6% (±52.0 points)
12	Oakhurst	46.3% (±26.7 points)
13	North Fork	39.3% (±28.9 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Madera

Are renters in Madera rent-burdened?

60.3% of renting households in Madera pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Madera spend on rent?

The median renting household in Madera, CA spends 37.7% (±4.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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