Madison vs Venice

A side-by-side comparison of Madison and Venice: population, income, housing, and more.

Madison and Venice are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison has the higher population (2,788 vs 1,682 in Venice). Madison has the higher median household income ($44,181 vs $34,609 in Venice). Venice has the higher median home value ($54,000 vs $51,200 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Venice
Population	2,788	1,682
Median age	46.7 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,181	$34,609
Median home value	$51,200	$54,000
Median gross rent	$1,010	$898
Housing units	1,498	955
Homeownership rate	44.9%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	21.4%	19.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Venice
Population	3,338 → 2,788 (-16.5%)	2,127 → 1,682 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$30,316 → $44,181 (+45.7%)	$27,981 → $34,609 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$44,700 → $51,200 (+14.5%)	$41,900 → $54,000 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,010 (+36.9%)	$685 → $898 (+31.1%)

Madison

Population

3,3382,788

Median household income

$30,316$44,181

Median home value

$44,700$51,200

Median gross rent

$738$1,010

Venice

Population

2,1271,682

Median household income

$27,981$34,609

Median home value

$41,900$54,000

Median gross rent

$685$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Venice
Under 5	1.8%	1.3%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	17.4%	21.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	24.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.8%
75 and over	5.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Venice
White (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	4.2%
Black or African American	57.7%	83.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Venice
No high school diploma	17.5%	15.3%
High school graduate	41.2%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Venice
Drove alone	94.8%	89.1%
Carpooled	2.5%	1.2%
Public transit	2.1%	3.5%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Venice
1-unit, detached	80.2%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Venice
Poverty rate	30.8%	39.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1954	1961