Boyd vs Madison

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

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

Madison has the higher population (1,507 vs 186 in Boyd). Madison has the higher median household income ($56,435 vs $54,500 in Boyd). Madison has the higher median home value ($104,600 vs $26,100 in Boyd).

Population, income & housing

	Boyd	Madison
Population	186	1,507
Median age	37.8 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,500	$56,435
Median home value	$26,100	$104,600
Median gross rent	—	$920
Housing units	113	914
Homeownership rate	98.8%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyd	Madison
Population	111 → 186 (+67.6%)	1,617 → 1,507 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$42,250 → $54,500 (+29.0%)	$43,750 → $56,435 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$41,800 → $26,100 (-37.6%)	$67,600 → $104,600 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$522 → $920 (+76.2%)

Boyd

Population

111186

Median household income

$42,250$54,500

Median home value

$41,800$26,100

Madison

Population

1,6171,507

Median household income

$43,750$56,435

Median home value

$67,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$522$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyd	Madison
Under 5	0.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.6%	13.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	15.6%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	13.1%
75 and over	9.1%	21.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyd	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyd	Madison
No high school diploma	27.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	32.0%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyd	Madison
Drove alone	90.4%	73.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	1.2%	5.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyd	Madison
1-unit, detached	92.9%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Boyd	Madison
Poverty rate	29.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.21	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1938	1956