Madison vs Nassau

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

Madison and Nassau 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 50 in Nassau). Nassau has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $56,435 in Madison). Madison has the higher median home value ($104,600 vs $46,000 in Nassau).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Nassau
Population	1,507	50
Median age	54.2 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,435	$70,000
Median home value	$104,600	$46,000
Median gross rent	$920	—
Housing units	914	29
Homeownership rate	70.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Nassau
Population	1,617 → 1,507 (-6.8%)	71 → 50 (-29.6%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $56,435 (+29.0%)	$74,000 → $70,000 (-5.4%)
Median home value	$67,600 → $104,600 (+54.7%)	$33,000 → $46,000 (+39.4%)
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

Nassau

Population

7150

Median household income

$74,000$70,000

Median home value

$33,000$46,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Nassau
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	22.0%
18 to 24	3.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.8%	18.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	34.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	4.0%
75 and over	21.9%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Nassau
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Nassau
No high school diploma	4.5%	12.8%
High school graduate	38.2%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Nassau
Drove alone	73.2%	94.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	5.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Nassau
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	Nassau
Poverty rate	11.9%	12.0%
Average household size	1.93	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	15	21
Median year structure built	1956	1938