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93637 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93637 covers Madera, California, with a population of about 42,278 and a median household income of $74,621.

Population
42,278151 per square mile
Median age
335.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,62123% below the California median
Poverty rate
20%7.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$405,414up 26.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,34531% below the California median
Degree or higher
13.3%21.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
57.8%7.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
719

Where 93637 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

Population42,278
Median age33
Family households78.6%
Born outside the US21.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home49.3%
White (non-Hispanic)17.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino74.2%
Veterans3.7%
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$74,621
Income per person$32,145
Poverty rate20%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more9.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,250
Mean adjusted gross income$59,674
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$369,200
Median gross rent$1,345
Rent as a share of household income33.2%
Owner-occupied57.8%
Vacant homes6.7%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house77.5%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units7%
5 to 19 units4.9%
20 or more units5.3%
Mobile home2.3%
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$405,414as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.4%
Typical asking rent$2,074as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$405,414$120,696

$120,696 in 2003 to $405,414 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%
High school diploma or higher70.3%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone77.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.6%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.2% 9.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30% 5.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity29.2% 12.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26% 11.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.2% 3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity23.4% 9.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments719
People employed13,409
Annual payroll$585,773,000
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 99.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.9 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
Heat wave98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity29.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.9Relatively 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$74,621$96,334$78,538
Income per person$32,145$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate20%12%12.4%
Median home value$369,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,345$1,956$1,348
Homeownership57.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate10.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home8.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US21.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age3337.638.7
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 US4.2 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 supermarket22% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Madera Unified School District85.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District7.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chowchilla Union High School District3.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary School District3.2% 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 vulnerability81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93639 Madera, CA3 km away
93638 Madera, CA11.9 km away
93606 Biola, CA16.3 km away
93636 Madera, CA18 km away
93723 Fresno, CA20.6 km away
93630 Kerman, CA23.3 km away
93722 Fresno, CA24.4 km away
93610 Chowchilla, CA24.4 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 area280.41 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density151 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.9403, -120.0820

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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