MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Madison Micro

Madison, IN · 1 counties · 29,797 residents · 361 sq mi

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Madison is home to 29,797 people. The typical home is worth $44,800. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $295 a month. The median household earns $24,820, about 18% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,797

−6%vs 2000

vs 31,705 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

83 / sq mi

−6%vs 2000

vs 88 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

361 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,923)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,132)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,122)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,398)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(2,346)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(4,581)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(4,394)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(3,195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(2,680)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(2,313)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,301)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(412)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,820

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,189 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,631

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,412 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,800

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

26.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(30,321)

Black1.4%(453)

Hispanic / Latino1%(332)

Asian0.6%(186)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(29,138)

Black1.2%(345)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(92)

Asian0.4%(120)

Other0.7%(194)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(755)

Puerto Rican0.3%(111)

Central American0.3%(94)

South American0.3%(84)

Colombian0.3%(84)

Guatemalan0.1%(49)

Cuban0.1%(43)

Salvadoran0.1%(30)

Nicaraguan0%(15)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(146)

Filipino0.2%(62)

Korean0.1%(30)

Chinese0.1%(22)

Vietnamese0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Chamorro0%(15)

Ancestry

German20.3%(6,695)

English17.4%(5,756)

American11.8%(3,903)

Irish11.7%(3,849)

Scottish2.9%(957)

Italian2%(666)

French1.6%(535)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(452)

Polish1%(334)

Dutch0.8%(252)

Welsh0.5%(167)

Slovak0.5%(160)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.4%(125)

Swedish0.3%(113)

Subsaharan African0.2%(68)

British0.2%(61)

Norwegian0.1%(46)

Canadian0.1%(39)

Lithuanian0.1%(37)

Hungarian0.1%(36)

Austrian0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(29)

Armenian0.1%(28)

Portuguese0.1%(25)

Arab0.1%(21)

Croatian0%(16)

Ghanaian0%(12)

Swiss0%(12)

Iraqi0%(11)

Syrian0%(9)

Czech0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(4)

Lebanese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 15.8 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 married31.3%(4,129)

Married50.8%(6,708)

Widowed3.7%(493)

Divorced14.2%(1,873)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(4,207)

Married44.6%(6,435)

Widowed8.6%(1,241)

Divorced17.7%(2,551)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)9.9%(162)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(386)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.6%(700)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,642 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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