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Madison County

Nebraska · 36,106 residents (2025 est.) · 573 sq mi
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Madison County is a county of 35,532 people in Nebraska. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $208,500. Median rent is $881 a month. There are 62 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
35,532
+1%since 2000
from 35,226 in 2000
36,106 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
62 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 61 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.4
+7%since 2000
from 35.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
573 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
32K33K34K35K36K19902000201020202024Madison County
202436K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.9%(2,465)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(2,533)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(2,519)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(2,454)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(2,274)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(4,288)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(4,443)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.5%(3,719)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(4,652)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(3,567)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.3%(1,520)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.1%(1,098)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,128
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,807 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,105
+115%since 2000
from $16,804 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
40.6%
+17.7 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.474
+13%since 2010
from 0.420 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$208,500
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $78,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$881
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $434 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 65.6% in 2000
34.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.39 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.42 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
33.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+46%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
44
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.3%(31,122)
Black0.9%(318)
Hispanic / Latino8.6%(3,042)
Asian0.4%(141)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic77.2%(27,448)
Black0.8%(278)
Hispanic / Latino16.3%(5,797)
Asian1.3%(447)
Other4.4%(1,562)
Diversity Score
47
+40%since 2009
from 34 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
−13%since 2020
from 24 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.9%(4,232)
Cuban1.4%(493)
Salvadoran0.6%(199)
Guatemalan0.4%(155)
Venezuelan0.4%(128)
Honduran0.3%(94)
Spaniard0.2%(88)
Dominican0.1%(48)
Puerto Rican0.1%(42)
Panamanian0.1%(42)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(38)
Colombian0.1%(23)
Asian origin
Burmese0.6%(212)
Asian Indian0.3%(96)
Korean0.2%(67)
Filipino0.2%(55)
Chinese0%(3)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.3%(110)
Ancestry
German39.1%(13,883)
Irish9.9%(3,531)
English5.3%(1,893)
Czech3.9%(1,373)
American3.6%(1,295)
Swedish2.5%(894)
Norwegian1.6%(584)
Danish1.3%(457)
French1.2%(430)
Polish1.2%(415)
Dutch0.8%(281)
Italian0.7%(251)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.7%(239)
Lithuanian0.3%(104)
Ukrainian0.3%(94)
Russian0.3%(92)
British0.2%(78)
West Indian0.2%(73)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(70)
Haitian0.2%(63)
Austrian0.2%(57)
Welsh0.1%(53)
Arab0.1%(37)
Lebanese0.1%(37)
Swiss0.1%(30)
Finnish0.1%(23)
Slovene0%(15)
Hungarian0%(12)
Israeli0%(11)
Croatian0%(10)
Greek0%(10)
Serbian0%(10)
Jamaican0%(10)
Slovak0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.7%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.1%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 82.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
14.3 min
+38%since 2000
from 10.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.4%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 4.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 70.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 80.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.9%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
8.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.2%
+2.9 ptssince 2012
from 10.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.5%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
84.4%
+12.0 ptssince 2017
from 72.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.1%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 87.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 11.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.2%(4,943)
Married52.2%(7,335)
Widowed3.8%(533)
Divorced8.8%(1,241)
Women 15+
Never married26.7%(3,735)
Married51.1%(7,129)
Widowed9.1%(1,276)
Divorced13.1%(1,823)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.5%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.4%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 58.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 74.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.3%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 28.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.1%(260)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(261)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(431)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.9%(197)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.3%(66)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,522 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Madison County, Nebraska?

Madison County, Nebraska has about 35,532 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Madison County, Nebraska?

The typical household in Madison County, Nebraska earns about $63,128 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Madison County, Nebraska expensive?

In Madison County, Nebraska, the median home is worth about $208,500, and the typical rent is about $881 a month.

How educated are people in Madison County, Nebraska?

About 23.7% of adults age 25 and over in Madison County, Nebraska hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Madison County, Nebraska?

About 13.1% of people in Madison County, Nebraska live below the federal poverty line.

Has Madison County, Nebraska grown since 1990?

Yes, Madison County, Nebraska has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,877 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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