Opinion: Lots of information on county from American Community Survey
Madera County, as is the case with other counties in California and throughout the United States, for that matter, is getting ready to take its decennial census next year. But it doesn’t look at this point as though the so-called citizenship question will be on it.
However, that may not matter, since a question like it is added to the annual American Community Survey, which is sent to 3.5 million households every year.
Here are some of the results of findings from the 2018 estimates, courtesy the U.S. Census Bureau. You probably won’t find them too surprising, but then, again, you may. And remember, these are county-wide (see following chart).
POPULATION
Population estimate as of July 1, 2018 ............................…… 157,672
Population, census, April 1, 2010...............................………… 150,865
Persons under 5 years old, percent ..............................……… 7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent ................................………… 27.5%
Persons 65 and older, percent ......................................……… 14 %
Female persons, percent .................................................…… 51.8%
White alone, percent ............................................................… 86%
Black or African American alone, percent ................…………… 4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent .......……… 4.4%
Asian alone, percent .............................................................…… 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone ......................… .03%
TWO OR MORE RACES
Hispanic or Latino percent ...............................................……… 58.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino percent .................………… 33.7%
Veterans, 2013-2017 ..............................................................… 7,091
Foreign born persons, percent, 2013-2017 ......................……… 21.5%
HOUSING
Housing units, July 1, 2018 ........................................................ 50,966
Owner-Occupied housing unit rate, 2013-2017 ................……… 62.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2013-2017 … $220,400
Median selected monthly owner costs — with mortgage, 2013-2017 …………………………………… $1,449
Median selected monthly owner costs — without mortgage, 2013-2017 ………………………………… $452
Median gross rent, 2013-2017 …………………………………… $980
Building permits, 2018 ……………………………………………… 503
Households, 2013-2017 …………………………………………… 44,458
Persons per household, 2013-2017 ……………………………… 3.29
Living in the same house one year ago, percent of persons aged one year or more, 2013-2017 …………………………………………… 89%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons aged 5 years or more, 2013-2017 ………………………………………… 45.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2013-2017 ……………… 84.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription 2013-2017 … 72.2%
EDUCATION
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons aged 25 or more years, 2013-2017 …………………………………………………… 71.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons aged 25 years or older, 2013-2017 …………………………………………………………… 13.8%
HEALTH
With a disability, aged under 65 years, 2013-2017 ……………… 8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent … 10.4 %
In civilian labor force, total ………………………………………… 52.4
ECONOMY
Total accommodation and food service sales (2012), in thousands
………………………………………………………………… $150,065,000
Total health care plus total social assistance receipts, revenue (2012), in thousands ………………………………………………… $760,956
Total manufacturing shipments in (2012), in thousands
……………………………………………………………… $1,441,125,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales (2012), in thousands …… 508,930,000
Total retail sales (2012), in thousands ………………… $1,012,856,000
Total retail sales per capita (2012), in thousands ……………… $6,654
Mean travel time in minutes to work, workers aged 16 years or older (2013-2017 …………………………………………………………… 25.6
Median household income (2017 dollars), 2013-2017 ………… $48,210
Per capita income in the past 12 months (2017 dollars), 2013-2017
……………………………………………………………………… $19,975
Persons in poverty ……………………………………………… 21.2%
Total employer establishments (2016) ………………………… 1,950
Total employment (2016) ………………………………………… 26,668
Total annual payroll (2016), in thousands ……………… 1,102,043,000
Total employment percentage change (2015-2016) …………… 0.3%
Total non-employer establishments in 2017 …………………… 7,445
Total of all man-owned firms in 2012 …………………………… 3,888
Total of all woman-owned firms in 2012 ………………………… 3,202
Total of all firms in 2012 …………………………………………… 8,094
Minority-owned firms in 2012 ……………………………………… 3,203
Non-minority-owned firms in 2012 ………………………………… 4,524
Veteran-owned firms in 2012 ……………………………………… 618
Non-veteran-owned firms in 2012 ………………………………… 7,044
Population per square mile in 2010 ……………………………… 70.6
Land area in square miles in 2010 ……………………………… 2,137.07
