Madison, WI Demographic Data
Madison, WI Summary
Madison is located in Dane County in Wisconsin
- Population: 240,315
- Area: 94.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 76.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 17.24 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,555.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 925.52 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Madison, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
128,930
51%
50.8
Male
123,627
49%
49.2
Total Population
252,557
323,128,000
Madison, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,228
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,836
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
10,585
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
18,921
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
40,553
16.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
48,759
19.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
30,319
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
24,704
9.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,863
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11,419
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17,032
6.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,348
2.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,990
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
212,537
84.2%
77.2
Female
108,087
50.9%
51.3
Male
104,450
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
189,451
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
36,411
14.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
29,370
11.6%
15.2
Female
16,548
56.3%
55.8
Male
12,822
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Madison, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
243,039
96.2%
96.8
White
199,966
79.2%
72.6
Black or African American
15,656
6.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,852
0.7%
0.8
Asian
22,813
9.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
4,780
1.9%
1.2
Chinese
7,898
3.1%
1.3
Filipino
526
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
591
0.2%
0.2
Korean
1,271
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
518
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
7,229
2.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
198
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,554
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,518
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
14,877
5.9%
17.8
Mexican
7,440
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,049
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
259
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,129
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
237,680
94.1%
82.2
Madison, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,165
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,396
1.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
22,985
14.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
20,191
12.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
15,335
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
51,971
32.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
42,391
26.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,561
3.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
152,873
96.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
94,362
59.6%
31.2
Madison, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
107,384
49.3%
33.7%
Now Married
81,831
37.6%
47.5
Divorced
19,060
8.7%
11.0%
Separated
2,701
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
6,932
3.2
5.8%
Madison, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
200,365
83.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
38,964
16.3%
21.6%
Spanish
9,934
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9,321
3.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15,548
6.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
4,161
1.7%
1.1%
Madison, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,874
6.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,534
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,952
7.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11,839
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,450
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
20,116
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13,778
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17,959
16.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6,795
6.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6,252
5.7%
6.4
Median household income
61,284
57,617
Per capita income
36,181
31,128
Madison, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
591
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16,499
11.0%
9.8
Construction
3,283
2.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
48,333
32.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
11,125
7.4%
6.6
Information
3,312
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
12,213
8.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,192
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22,999
15.3%
11.4
Public administration
6,549
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
13,040
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,288
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,868
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,784
3.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
83,115
55.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11,421
7.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
27,476
18.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
23,496
15.6%
18.1%
Madison, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
146,715
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
96,343
65.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,902
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
12,687
8.6%
5.1
Walked
12,497
8.5%
2.7
Other means
8,732
6.0%
1.8
Worked at home
6,554
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.4
26.6
Madison, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12,296
11.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
45,827
41.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
39,398
36.0%
37.1
3 or more
12,028
11.0%
21.0
Madison, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
109,549
95.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
52,869
48.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
56,680
51.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,744
5.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Madison, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115,293
1 room
5,995
5.2%
2.4
2 rooms
7,849
6.8%
2.7
3 rooms
17,673
15.3%
9.1
4 rooms
19,384
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
19,146
16.6%
19.8
6 rooms
15,227
13.2%
17.8
7 rooms
11,954
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
7,129
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
10,936
9.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Madison, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115,293
1-unit, detached
50,442
43.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,361
4.6%
5.9
2-units
4,505
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
10,176
8.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
7,678
6.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8,535
7.4%
4.4
20 or more units
27,955
24.2%
9.0
Mobile home
606
0.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
35
0.0%
0.1
Madison, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
14,864
12.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,123
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
14,128
12.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
12,140
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15,648
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
13,115
11.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14,677
12.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18,760
16.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,202
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,636
1.4%
1.4%
Madison, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
74,553
68.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,321
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
30,788
28.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
607
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
71
0.1%
0.1
Wood
119
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
122
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
1,056
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
912
0.8%
1.1
Madison, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
38,049
47295100.0
Less than $500
88
0.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,721
4.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2,522
6.6%
10.3%
$500 to $999
2,877
7.6%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,973
15.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11,495
30.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,373
35.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
18,408
48.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,817
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,600
12.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,671
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,483
14.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
70
0.0%
0.0%
Madison, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
56,163
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
149
0.3%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
491
0.9%
1.9%
Less than $500
1,713
3.1%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,224
4.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,798
8.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
20,860
37.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
25,928
46.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
517
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,008
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,171
13.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7,042
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,874
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,340
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,484
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
22,301
40.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,468
0.0%
0.0%
Madison, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
52,869
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
656
1.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,722
3.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,798
9.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,359
21.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
18,965
35.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11,907
22.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,943
5.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
519
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
236,100
205,000
