Population: 278,001
Households: 128,261
Average household size: 2.06
Median age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $78,050
Housing units: 133,530

Population comparison

2020 Census274,797

2024 estimate278,001

Change+1.2%

Population: 278,001
Median age: 31.8 years
Male: 139,065
Female: 138,936

Median age by sex

Male median age: 31.5 years
Female median age: 32.2 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

6,851Under 56,310

15,8375–1715,717

28,24918–2429,349

27,22825–3424,081

18,45735–4417,736

14,03045–5412,769

12,12155–6413,026

16,29265+19,948

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5–17

Male

5–9: 6,739
10–14: 5,817
15–17: 3,281

Female

5–9: 5,462
10–14: 6,728
15–17: 3,527

18–24

Male

18–19: 7,065
20: 4,502
21: 4,861
22–24: 11,821

Female

18–19: 8,037
20: 5,195
21: 4,390
22–24: 11,727

25–34

Male

25–29: 14,588
30–34: 12,640

Female

25–29: 13,353
30–34: 10,728

35–44

Male

35–39: 9,947
40–44: 8,510

Female

35–39: 9,285
40–44: 8,451

45–54

Male

45–49: 7,594
50–54: 6,436

Female

45–49: 6,366
50–54: 6,403

55–64

Male

55–59: 6,320
60–61: 2,269
62–64: 3,532

Female

55–59: 6,705
60–61: 2,551
62–64: 3,770

65+

Male

65–66: 1,899
67–69: 3,208
70–74: 4,900
75–79: 2,801
80–84: 2,024
85+: 1,460

Female

65–66: 2,744
67–69: 3,346
70–74: 5,723
75–79: 3,430
80–84: 2,126
85+: 2,579

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 198,36071.4%
Two or more races: 29,29910.5%
Asian alone: 22,2928.0%
Black alone: 20,1127.2%
Some other race: 6,9292.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 9670.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 420.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 26,165
White, not Hispanic: 193,375

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 55,082
Married-couple share: 76.9%
With children: 45.5%

Household sizeShare of households

51,11039.8%

1 person

44,33634.6%

2 people

15,56212.1%

3 people

11,3828.9%

4 people

5,8714.6%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 4,007
6 People: 935
7 Plus People: 929

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households55,082

Married-couple families42,34776.9% of family households

With children: 16,02537.8%
Without children: 26,32262.2%

Other families12,73523.1% of family households

Male householder: 3,84830.2%
Female householder: 8,88769.8%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	55,082	Not applicable
Married-couple families	42,347	76.9%
With children	16,025	37.8%
Without children	26,322	62.2%
Other families	12,735	23.1%
Male householder	3,848	30.2%
Female householder	8,887	69.8%

Median household: $78,050
Median family: $116,964
Per capita: $49,425

Household incomeShare of households

19,61915.3%

Under $25k

22,38617.5%

$25–49k

20,31515.8%

$50–74k

15,93612.4%

$75–99k

22,48817.5%

$100–149k

12,91610.1%

$150–199k

14,60111.4%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 7,954
$10,000–$14,999: 4,143
$15,000–$19,999: 3,781
$20,000–$24,999: 3,741

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 4,198
$30,000–$34,999: 4,872
$35,000–$39,999: 4,070
$40,000–$44,999: 4,007
$45,000–$49,999: 5,239

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 7,848
$60,000–$74,999: 12,467

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 12,964
$125,000–$149,999: 9,524

Education universe: 175,688
High school or higher: 95.8%
Bachelor’s or higher: 59.9%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

3,7912.2%

Less than 9th grade

3,5082.0%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

25,69014.6%

High school or equivalent

24,24013.8%

Some college, no degree

13,2867.6%

Associate degree

60,01734.2%

Bachelor’s degree

45,15625.7%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 2,155
Nursery School: 0
Kindergarten: 30
First Grade: 27
Second Grade: 156
Third Grade: 60
Fourth Grade: 238
Fifth Grade: 118
Sixth Grade: 559
Seventh Grade: 50
Eighth Grade: 398

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 379
Tenth Grade: 583
Eleventh Grade: 974
Twelfth No Diploma: 1,572

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 22,432
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 3,258

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 6,248
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 17,992

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 28,208
Professional School Degree: 6,522
Doctorate Degree: 10,426

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	3,791
Grades 9–12, no diploma	3,508
High school or equivalent	25,690
Some college, no degree	24,240
Associate degree	13,286
Bachelor’s degree	60,017
Graduate or professional	45,156

Marital status by sexMale and Female

1,8305,473

Widowed

7,78811,370

Divorced

6881,035

Separated

45,87944,990

Now Married

64,16158,603

Never Married

2,7353,393

Married Spouse Absent

43,14441,597

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	1,830	5,473
Divorced	7,788	11,370
Separated	688	1,035
Now Married	45,879	44,990
Never Married	64,161	58,603
Married Spouse Absent	2,735	3,393
Married Spouse Present	43,144	41,597

Median home value: $372,900
Median gross rent: $1,413

Housing tenure

Owner: 59,00946.0%
Renter: 69,25254.0%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 128,26196.1%
Vacant: 5,2693.9%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 39,385
Owners without mortgage: 19,624

Vacancy reason

For rent2,377

45.1%

For sale263

5.0%

Rented, not occupied936

17.8%

Sold, not occupied142

2.7%

Seasonal482

9.1%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other1,069

20.3%

Structure type

Detached53,292

39.9%

Attached6,598

4.9%

2–4 units14,283

10.7%

5–19 units19,866

14.9%

20+ units38,337

28.7%

Mobile or other1,154

0.9%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 5,928
Structure 3–4 Units: 8,355

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 10,324
Structure 10–19 Units: 9,542

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 17,398
Structure 50 Plus Units: 20,939

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 1,138
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 16

Year builtHousing units by period

35,05626.3%

Before 1960

32,50624.3%

1960–79

27,51120.6%

1980–99

35,90626.9%

2000–19

2,5511.9%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 17,310
1940–1949: 5,377
1950–1959: 12,369

1960–79

1960–1969: 15,360
1970–1979: 17,146

1980–99

1980–1989: 12,660
1990–1999: 14,851

2000–19

2000–2009: 19,337
2010–2019: 16,569

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

7,856

257

1990s

7,067

817

2000s

12,898

3,259

2010s

21,725

24,663

2020–22

8,492

30,889

2023+

971

9,367

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

1,5872.7%

Under $100k

9,08415.4%

$100–249k

35,54160.2%

$250–499k

9,17415.5%

$500–749k

2,4284.1%

$750–999k

7831.3%

$1–1.49m

4120.7%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 592
10000–14999: 55
15000–19999: 45
20000–24999: 79
25000–29999: 48
30000–34999: 119
35000–39999: 56
40000–49999: 280
50000–59999: 39
60000–69999: 17
70000–79999: 70
80000–89999: 67
90000–99999: 120

$100–249k

100000–124999: 399
125000–149999: 922
150000–174999: 1,223
175000–199999: 1,762
200000–249999: 4,778

$250–499k

250000–299999: 6,983
300000–399999: 16,253
400000–499999: 12,305

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 126
2000000+: 286

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5002,144

3.2%

$500–9999,401

13.8%

$1,000–1,49927,131

39.9%

$1,500–1,99919,030

28.0%

$2,000–2,4996,323

9.3%

$2,500–2,9992,174

3.2%

$3,000+1,829

2.7%

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Under $500

Under 100: 26
100–149: 0
150–199: 276
200–249: 208
250–299: 661
300–349: 190
350–399: 358
400–449: 161
450–499: 264

$500–999

500–549: 446
550–599: 348
600–649: 283
650–699: 550
700–749: 612
750–799: 720
800–899: 2,731
900–999: 3,711

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 13,792
1250–1499: 13,339

$3,000+

3000–3499: 897
3500+: 932

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,584

14,056

1 vehicle

21,078

36,160

2 vehicles

28,310

15,825

3 vehicles

5,976

2,693

4 vehicles

1,645

284

5+ vehicles

416

234

Workers age 16+: 159,698
Average commute: 19.4 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 90,61156.7%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 9,1875.8%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 8,4035.3%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 16,78010.5%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 32,79720.5%Derived from published counts
Other: 1,9201.2%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 12,114
Bicycle: 4,666

Other

Other Transportation: 1,311
Motorcycle: 251
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 358

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

41,31532.6%

Under 15 min

60,56147.7%

15–29 min

18,49914.6%

30–44 min

3,6792.9%

45–59 min

2,8472.2%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 3,183
5–9: 14,790
10–14: 23,342

15–29 min

15–19: 27,805
20–24: 22,389
25–29: 10,367

30–44 min

30–34: 13,792
35–39: 2,469
40–44: 2,238

60+ min

60–89: 2,001
90+: 846

Population age 16+: 237,605
Civilian labor force: 166,777
Employed: 162,356
Unemployed: 4,421
Unemployment rate: 2.7%
Poverty universe: 266,569
Persons below poverty: 43,635
Gini index: 0.47
White-collar workers: 120,929
Blue-collar workers: 19,091

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

9,149

13,187

Sales Office Occupations

10,818

15,020

Management Business Science Arts

48,642

46,449

Production Transportation Material Moving

9,378

4,174

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

5,281

258

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	9,149	13,187
Sales Office Occupations	10,818	15,020
Management Business Science Arts	48,642	46,449
Production Transportation Material Moving	9,378	4,174
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	5,281	258

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 125,129
Workplace jobs: 212,092
Internal commuters: 73,593
Inbound commuters: 138,499
Outbound commuters: 51,536
Net worker inflow: 86,963

Coverage status

Insured: 264,75195.8%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 11,6914.2%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

1,43912.3%

Under 19

5,82949.9%

Age 19–34

4,28036.6%

Age 35–64

1431.2%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 245,85088.4%
Foreign born: 32,15111.6%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 12,890
Not a citizen: 19,261

Residential mobility

Same house: 205,475
Within same county: 39,406
From another county: 10,440
From another state: 16,583
From abroad: 3,944

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 128,508

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Madison city, Wisconsin	278,001	$78,050	31.8 years	46%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Wisconsin	5,914,872	$77,485	40.2 years	67.8%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	6,851	6,310
5–17	15,837	15,717
18–24	28,249	29,349
25–34	27,228	24,081
35–44	18,457	17,736
45–54	14,030	12,769
55–64	12,121	13,026
65+	16,292	19,948

Category	Value
White alone	198,360
Two or more races	29,299
Asian alone	22,292
Black alone	20,112
Some other race	6,929
American Indian / Alaska Native	967
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	42

Category	Value
1 person	51,110
2 people	44,336
3 people	15,562
4 people	11,382
5+ people	5,871

Category	Value
Under $25k	19,619
$25–49k	22,386
$50–74k	20,315
$75–99k	15,936
$100–149k	22,488
$150–199k	12,916
$200k+	14,601

Category	Value
For rent	2,377
For sale	263
Rented, not occupied	936
Sold, not occupied	142
Seasonal	482
Migrant workers	0
Other	1,069

Category	Value
Detached	53,292
Attached	6,598
2–4 units	14,283
5–19 units	19,866
20+ units	38,337
Mobile or other	1,154

Category	Value
Before 1960	35,056
1960–79	32,506
1980–99	27,511
2000–19	35,906
2020+	2,551

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	7,856	257
1990s	7,067	817
2000s	12,898	3,259
2010s	21,725	24,663
2020–22	8,492	30,889
2023+	971	9,367

Category	Value
Under $100k	1,587
$100–249k	9,084
$250–499k	35,541
$500–749k	9,174
$750–999k	2,428
$1–1.49m	783
$1.5m+	412

Category	Value
Under $500	2,144
$500–999	9,401
$1,000–1,499	27,131
$1,500–1,999	19,030
$2,000–2,499	6,323
$2,500–2,999	2,174
$3,000+	1,829

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	128,261
Vacant	5,269

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,584	14,056
1 vehicle	21,078	36,160
2 vehicles	28,310	15,825
3 vehicles	5,976	2,693
4 vehicles	1,645	284
5+ vehicles	416	234

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	90,611
Carpool	9,187
Public transit	8,403
Walk or bicycle	16,780
Work from home	32,797
Other	1,920

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	264,751
Uninsured	11,691

Category	Value
Under 15 min	41,315
15–29 min	60,561
30–44 min	18,499
45–59 min	3,679
60+ min	2,847

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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