COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Madison County

Nebraska · 32,655 residents · 573 sq mi

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Madison County is home to 32,655 people in Nebraska. Median home value sits at $47,300. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $307 a month. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. The median household earns $24,461, about 19% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

32,655

−7%vs 2000

vs 35,226 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

573 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(2,663)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(2,947)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,417)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(2,234)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,968)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(5,719)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(4,471)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(2,801)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(2,614)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(2,422)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,704)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(695)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,461

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,807 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,054

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,804 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,300

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $434 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(31,122)

Black0.9%(318)

Hispanic / Latino8.6%(3,042)

Asian0.4%(141)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(31,751)

Black0.8%(277)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(488)

Asian0.3%(89)

Other1.6%(538)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.9%(4,232)

Central American1.5%(528)

Cuban1.4%(493)

Salvadoran0.6%(199)

Guatemalan0.4%(155)

South American0.4%(152)

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)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Burmese0.6%(212)

Asian Indian0.3%(96)

Korean0.2%(67)

Filipino0.2%(55)

Vietnamese0%(11)

Chinese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(110)

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

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)

French Canadian0.5%(185)

Lithuanian0.3%(104)

Ukrainian0.3%(94)

Russian0.3%(92)

British0.2%(78)

West Indian0.2%(73)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(70)

Subsaharan African0.2%(65)

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)

Portuguese0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 10.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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