Parksdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, United States. It is part of the Madera Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,234 at the 2020 census,
The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. 98.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 759 households, out of which 58.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.4% were married-couple households, 11.1% were cohabiting couple households, 23.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 13.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 9.5% of households were one person, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.24. There were 655 families (86.3% of all households).
There were 784 housing units at an average density of , of which 3.2% were vacant. Of the 759 occupied units, 55.7% were owner-occupied and 44.3% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 1.7%.
2010 census
The 2010 United States census reported that Parksdale had a population of 2,621. The population density was . The racial makeup of Parksdale was 1,155 (44.1%) White, 56 (2.1%) African American, 65 (2.5%) Native American, 18 (0.7%) Asian, 3 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,231 (47.0%) from other races, and 93 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,278 persons (86.9%).
The Census reported that 2,621 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 569 households, out of which 347 (61.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 345 (60.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 104 (18.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 51 (9.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 52 (9.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 48 households (8.4%) were made up of individuals, and 13 (2.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.61. There were 500 families (87.9% of all households); the average family size was 4.76.
The population was spread out, with 959 people (36.6%) under the age of 18, 335 people (12.8%) aged 18 to 24, 651 people (24.8%) aged 25 to 44, 502 people (19.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 174 people (6.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.9 males.
There were 614 housing units at an average density of , of which 366 (64.3%) were owner-occupied, and 203 (35.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. 1,596 people (60.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,025 people (39.1%) lived in rental housing units.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Parksdale is in , and .
In the United States House of Representatives, Parksdale is in California's 13th congressional district, represented by Democrat Adam Gray as of January 2025.