Madison vs Norfolk

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

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

Norfolk has the higher population (25,962 vs 2,074 in Madison). Norfolk has the higher median household income ($62,175 vs $56,932 in Madison). Norfolk has the higher median home value ($199,100 vs $116,000 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Norfolk
Population	2,074	25,962
Median age	33.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,932	$62,175
Median home value	$116,000	$199,100
Median gross rent	$818	$850
Housing units	757	11,646
Homeownership rate	75.3%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Norfolk
Population	2,561 → 2,074 (-19.0%)	24,424 → 25,962 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$50,880 → $56,932 (+11.9%)	$49,372 → $62,175 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $116,000 (+29.2%)	$145,400 → $199,100 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $818 (+21.0%)	$696 → $850 (+22.1%)

Madison

Population

2,5612,074

Median household income

$50,880$56,932

Median home value

$89,800$116,000

Median gross rent

$676$818

Norfolk

Population

24,42425,962

Median household income

$49,372$62,175

Median home value

$145,400$199,100

Median gross rent

$696$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Norfolk
Under 5	7.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	23.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.3%
75 and over	3.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Norfolk
White (non-Hispanic)	34.0%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.9%
Asian	6.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Norfolk
No high school diploma	33.0%	7.2%
High school graduate	25.1%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Norfolk
Drove alone	74.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	17.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.3%	4.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Norfolk
1-unit, detached	79.1%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Norfolk
Poverty rate	15.8%	12.7%
Average household size	2.92	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	12	13
Median year structure built	1940	1976