COMPARING TWO PLACES
Madison vs Charleston
PLACE A
Madison, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Madison is 100% smaller than Charleston. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -8%).
MADISONCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population350159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density8031,386−583
Population growth-8.3%25.1%−33.4 pts
Median age43.136.6+6.5
Male44.8%47.7%−3.0 pts
Female55.2%52.3%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.0%71.7%+26.3 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other2.0%4.5%−2.6 pts
Median household income$93,929$92,414+$1,515
Per capita income$37,487$59,875−$22,388
Poverty rate1.7%12.3%−10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%58.3%−41.6 pts
Graduate degree10.1%22.8%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%3.4%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation59.5%67.6%−8.1 pts
Median home value$241,300$509,700−$268,400
Median gross rent$675$1,722−$1,047
Owner-occupied96.5%55.6%+40.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%12.1%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%51.8%+8.2 pts
Average commute23.924.2−0.3
Worked from home2.5%19.4%−17.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured2.0%6.0%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025