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93636 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93636 covers Madera, California, with a population of about 14,777 and a median household income of $124,024.

Population
14,77775 per square mile
Median age
37.71 points below the US average
Median household income
$124,0241.3× the California median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$528,132up 15.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,7889% below the California median
Degree or higher
38.6%3.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.3%23.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
244

Where 93636 is

Madera, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population14,777
Median age37.7
Family households81.3%
Born outside the US10.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.4%
White (non-Hispanic)48%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Hispanic or Latino41.2%
Veterans8.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$124,024
Income per person$45,528
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k10.5%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more25.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed8,320
Mean adjusted gross income$101,527
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.9%
Returns, under $25k20.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.1%
Returns, $200k or more10.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$483,300
Median gross rent$1,788
Owner-occupied88.3%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house94.2%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units0.5%
Mobile home3.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$528,132as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$528,132$159,797

$159,797 in 2003 to $528,132 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home7.8%
Drives to work alone81.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32% 1.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.4% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments244
People employed5,048
Annual payroll$427,160,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 94% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.7 out of 100
Community resilience4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake87.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity31.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather28.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche20.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$124,024$96,334$78,538
Income per person$45,528$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$483,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,788$1,956$1,348
Homeownership88.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home7.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.737.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMADERA, CA US14 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January54.5°F / 37.6°F2.14 in rain
February60.8°F / 40°F2.09 in rain
March67.2°F / 43.6°F1.82 in rain
April73°F / 47.1°F0.96 in rain
May81.5°F / 53.3°F0.47 in rain
June90.2°F / 59.3°F0.2 in rain
July95.9°F / 64.1°F0 in rain
August94.6°F / 62.8°F0 in rain
September89.2°F / 58.2°F0.07 in rain
October78°F / 49.3°F0.6 in rain
November64.4°F / 40.9°F1.01 in rain
December54.5°F / 36.1°F1.89 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Golden Valley Unified School District36.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Madera Unified School District23% of this ZIP code's land area
Yosemite Unified School District (9-12)13.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary School District13.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Chawanakee Unified School District12.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

93730 Fresno, CA13 km away
93711 Fresno, CA14.3 km away
93650 Fresno, CA14.3 km away
93720 Fresno, CA14.7 km away
93639 Madera, CA16 km away
93638 Madera, CA16.7 km away
93710 Fresno, CA17.8 km away
93722 Fresno, CA17.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Madera County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area197.53 sq mi
Water area1.28 sq mi
Population density75 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.9528, -119.8806

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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