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Madison, WI Urban Area

470,689 Population
149.7 square miles 3,144.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,665 ±$1,978 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,805 ±$3,203 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.5% ±1.2% (52,522  ±5,708) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.7 minutes ±0.5 (4,773,065  ±178,263) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

212,281 ±3,748 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0 (454,710  ±4,857) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.4% ±0.9% (4,362  ±1,143) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

222,325 ±2,451 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$440,700 ±$7,534 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

19.6% ±1.5% (91,473  ±7,260.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

97.1% ±2.5% (299,636  ±8,532.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
60.7% ±1.9% (187,311  ±6,125.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.2% ±0.9% (52,508  ±4,474) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.9% ±0.5% (15,049  ±1,809) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
15,049 Total veterans ±1,809 13,573 Male ±1,629 1,476 Female ±630

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