Madison vs Marietta

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

Madison and Marietta 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 172 in Marietta). Madison has the higher median household income ($56,435 vs $34,167 in Marietta). Madison has the higher median home value ($104,600 vs $62,500 in Marietta).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Marietta
Population	1,507	172
Median age	54.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,435	$34,167
Median home value	$104,600	$62,500
Median gross rent	$920	—
Housing units	914	82
Homeownership rate	70.7%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Marietta
Population	1,617 → 1,507 (-6.8%)	144 → 172 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $56,435 (+29.0%)	$24,821 → $34,167 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$67,600 → $104,600 (+54.7%)	$35,000 → $62,500 (+78.6%)
Median gross rent	$522 → $920 (+76.2%)	—

Madison

Population

1,6171,507

Median household income

$43,750$56,435

Median home value

$67,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$522$920

Marietta

Population

144172

Median household income

$24,821$34,167

Median home value

$35,000$62,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Marietta
Under 5	5.2%	10.5%
5 to 17	13.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	3.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	4.7%
35 to 44	8.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	5.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	5.8%
65 to 74	13.1%	24.4%
75 and over	21.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Marietta
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Marietta
No high school diploma	4.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	58.7%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Marietta
Drove alone	73.2%	61.8%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	21.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Marietta
1-unit, detached	73.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Marietta
Poverty rate	11.9%	42.2%
Average household size	1.93	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1956	1938