COMPARING TWO PLACES
Madison vs Fitchburg
PLACE A
Madison, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Madison is 99% smaller than Fitchburg. Madison earns more, with a median household income $7,413 higher. Fitchburg has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -8%).
MADISONFITCHBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population35034,615−99% vs Fitchburg
Population density803983−180
Population growth-8.3%17.2%−25.5 pts
Median age43.134.4+8.7
Male44.8%54.1%−9.3 pts
Female55.2%45.9%+9.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.0%61.6%+36.4 pts
Black0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%14.4%−14.4 pts
Asian0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Other2.0%5.4%−3.4 pts
Median household income$93,929$86,516+$7,413
Per capita income$37,487$59,210−$21,723
Poverty rate1.7%9.3%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%57.7%−41.0 pts
Graduate degree10.1%23.6%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%1.9%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation59.5%73.3%−13.8 pts
Median home value$241,300$417,200−$175,900
Median gross rent$675$1,373−$698
Owner-occupied96.5%47.6%+48.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%1.4%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%47.1%+12.9 pts
Average commute23.918.9+5.1
Worked from home2.5%16.1%−13.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured2.0%6.5%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025