Madison County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,532	1,978,707	334,922,499	1327th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,128	$76,475	$80,734	1782nd of 3,221
Median Age	37.4	37.2	38.9	2692nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.7%	34.6%	35.7%	1405th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$208,500	$238,600	$332,700	1320th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$881	$1,072	$1,413	1542nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.1%	10.6%	12.5%	1673rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	3.0%	5.2%	2561st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	62.1	25.8	n/a	1348th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.0%	8.0%	14.1%	561st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	589th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.4%	66.5%	65.2%	2710th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.3	19.2	26.4	3117th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	11.0%	15.1%	2512th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1655th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.0%	48.8%	46.9%	2051st of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.9%	n/a	n/a	1467th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.5	41.3	61.4

Age in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	37.4	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	14,462	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.4%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.7%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,105	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.8%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.1%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.7%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	15,510	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.1%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.8%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.6%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.8%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,854	$3,549	n/a

Education in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	8.9%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.4%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.4%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.3%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.8%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.0%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Madison County, Nebraska

Statistic	Madison County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.2%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.9%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.1%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.1%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.9%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.3%	9.5%	16.7%

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