La VinaCA
Population 789: a town settled in 1891.
Is La Vina a good place to live?
65% of residents live below the poverty line in La Vina, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 2 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower median household income than La Vina. La Vina has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
789 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Vina: who provides what
La Vina is unincorporated, so Madera County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in La Vina.
Very high risk in La Vina, with drought at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in La Vina, 78% come from drought and 10% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
La Vina has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 20 miles. The top destinations are Fresno (34%), Madera (8%) and Firebaugh (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy La Vina is
Against the California average, La Vina comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. A fifth of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in the town. In La Vina, 25% of adults worry about having enough food, and 18% have been diagnosed with depression.
| La Vina | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | La Vina | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in La Vina sells for about $325K
For households in La Vina, the share who own their home is 44%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Forestiere Underground Gardens and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Vina. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
20 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
18 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo
21 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park18 mi Theme parkRoeding ParkPhoto credits
Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about La Vina
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of La Vina
About 0 of every 100 La Vina residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave La Vina for work
Where La Vina’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About La Vina
Census-designated place in California, United States
La Vina (Spanish: La Viña, meaning "The Vine") is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States. It is located 8 miles (13 km) by road south-southwest of Madera, at an elevation of 230 feet (70 m). The population was 637 at the 2020 census, up from 279 in 2010. A post office operated at La Vina from 1891 to 1895.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 230 ft
- Area code
- 559
Questions about La Vina
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Vina, CA a good place to live?
La Vina has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.