Madison Lake vs Mapleton

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

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

Mapleton has the higher population (1,745 vs 1,178 in Madison Lake). Madison Lake has the higher median household income ($84,833 vs $82,031 in Mapleton). Madison Lake has the higher median home value ($281,300 vs $176,400 in Mapleton).

Population, income & housing

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
Population	1,178	1,745
Median age	39.2 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,833	$82,031
Median home value	$281,300	$176,400
Median gross rent	$829	$772
Housing units	669	669
Homeownership rate	68.9%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
Population	976 → 1,178 (+20.7%)	1,716 → 1,745 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$85,750 → $84,833 (-1.1%)	$61,793 → $82,031 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$206,600 → $281,300 (+36.2%)	$124,300 → $176,400 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $829 (+13.3%)	$664 → $772 (+16.3%)

Madison Lake

Population

9761,178

Median household income

$85,750$84,833

Median home value

$206,600$281,300

Median gross rent

$732$829

Mapleton

Population

1,7161,745

Median household income

$61,793$82,031

Median home value

$124,300$176,400

Median gross rent

$664$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
Under 5	6.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	22.2%	21.9%
18 to 24	3.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	7.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.2%
75 and over	3.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	85.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.0%
High school graduate	24.2%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
Drove alone	77.6%	76.3%
Carpooled	3.8%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	7.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	66.7%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	14.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison Lake	Mapleton
Poverty rate	6.7%	13.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1984	1956