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Madera Ranchos is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madera County, sitting almost exactly halfway between Fresno and the city of Madera along Highway 41.

Madera Ranchos only became a standalone CDP in the 2020 census, when the Census Bureau split the old Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos CDP — which had 8,569 people in 2010 — into two separate communities.

Madera Ranchos had a population of 3,623 at the 2020 census, living in 1,207 households across just 2.61 square miles.

The Census Bureau classifies Madera Ranchos as entirely rural — 100% of its residents live in rural areas — even though it sits minutes from the Fresno metropolitan area.

With no local industry of its own, Madera Ranchos works as a bedroom community, and most working residents commute to Fresno, Clovis, or Madera.

The community is served by the Golden Valley Unified School District, whose offices sit on Avenue 12 in the Ranchos, and local students attend schools such as Ranchos Middle School.

Madera Ranchos has its own monthly newspaper, the Ranchos Independent, which is devoted solely to the community and delivered to homes throughout the 93636 ZIP code.

About a third of Madera Ranchos residents — 33% at the 2020 census — are Hispanic or Latino, and the community's median age of 42.5 years skews older than California as a whole.