Madison vs Tilden

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

Madison and Tilden 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 977 in Tilden). Tilden has the higher median household income ($66,731 vs $56,932 in Madison). Tilden has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $116,000 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Tilden
Population	2,074	977
Median age	33.4 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,932	$66,731
Median home value	$116,000	$116,900
Median gross rent	$818	$633
Housing units	757	447
Homeownership rate	75.3%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Tilden
Population	2,561 → 2,074 (-19.0%)	1,105 → 977 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$50,880 → $56,932 (+11.9%)	$50,650 → $66,731 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $116,000 (+29.2%)	$71,700 → $116,900 (+63.0%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $818 (+21.0%)	$529 → $633 (+19.7%)

Madison

Population

2,5612,074

Median household income

$50,880$56,932

Median home value

$89,800$116,000

Median gross rent

$676$818

Tilden

Population

1,105977

Median household income

$50,650$66,731

Median home value

$71,700$116,900

Median gross rent

$529$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Tilden
Under 5	7.8%	9.9%
5 to 17	23.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	14.5%
75 and over	3.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Tilden
White (non-Hispanic)	34.0%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.5%
Asian	6.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Tilden
No high school diploma	33.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	25.1%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Tilden
Drove alone	74.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	17.2%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	1.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Tilden
1-unit, detached	79.1%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Tilden
Poverty rate	15.8%	13.1%
Average household size	2.92	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	12	16
Median year structure built	1940	1956