Battle Creek vs Madison

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

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

Madison has the higher population (2,074 vs 1,478 in Battle Creek). Battle Creek has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $56,932 in Madison). Battle Creek has the higher median home value ($188,100 vs $116,000 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Creek	Madison
Population	1,478	2,074
Median age	35.5 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$93,750	$56,932
Median home value	$188,100	$116,000
Median gross rent	$1,108	$818
Housing units	529	757
Homeownership rate	88.0%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Creek	Madison
Population	1,215 → 1,478 (+21.6%)	2,561 → 2,074 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$73,594 → $93,750 (+27.4%)	$50,880 → $56,932 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $188,100 (+28.5%)	$89,800 → $116,000 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,108 (+70.2%)	$676 → $818 (+21.0%)

Battle Creek

Population

1,2151,478

Median household income

$73,594$93,750

Median home value

$146,400$188,100

Median gross rent

$651$1,108

Madison

Population

2,5612,074

Median household income

$50,880$56,932

Median home value

$89,800$116,000

Median gross rent

$676$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Creek	Madison
Under 5	7.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	23.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.5%
75 and over	6.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Creek	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	34.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.3%
Asian	0.4%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	57.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Creek	Madison
No high school diploma	2.0%	33.0%
High school graduate	28.5%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Creek	Madison
Drove alone	90.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	3.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Creek	Madison
1-unit, detached	80.0%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Battle Creek	Madison
Poverty rate	6.3%	15.8%
Average household size	2.87	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	22	12
Median year structure built	1971	1940