Eureka vs Madison

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

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

Eureka has the higher population (2,271 vs 943 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($52,750 vs $45,121 in Eureka). Eureka has the higher median home value ($73,100 vs $48,600 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Madison
Population	2,271	943
Median age	44.4 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,121	$52,750
Median home value	$73,100	$48,600
Median gross rent	$706	$590
Housing units	1,260	522
Homeownership rate	72.5%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Madison
Population	2,262 → 2,271 (+0.4%)	851 → 943 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$34,038 → $45,121 (+32.6%)	$39,856 → $52,750 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$49,800 → $73,100 (+46.8%)	$49,100 → $48,600 (-1.0%)
Median gross rent	$552 → $706 (+27.9%)	$620 → $590 (-4.8%)

Eureka

Population

2,2622,271

Median household income

$34,038$45,121

Median home value

$49,800$73,100

Median gross rent

$552$706

Madison

Population

851943

Median household income

$39,856$52,750

Median home value

$49,100$48,600

Median gross rent

$620$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Madison
Under 5	6.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	22.9%
18 to 24	3.7%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	9.0%
65 to 74	15.3%	6.4%
75 and over	8.3%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Madison
No high school diploma	9.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	38.0%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Madison
Drove alone	79.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	1.8%
Other means	2.6%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Madison
1-unit, detached	84.4%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Madison
Poverty rate	26.5%	11.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1954	1943