Madison vs Morristown

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

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

Morristown has the higher population (20,256 vs 16,464 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($168,469 vs $115,409 in Morristown). Madison has the higher median home value ($882,900 vs $552,800 in Morristown).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Morristown
Population	16,464	20,256
Median age	39.0 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$168,469	$115,409
Median home value	$882,900	$552,800
Median gross rent	$2,248	$2,171
Housing units	5,721	9,318
Homeownership rate	64.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Morristown
Population	16,377 → 16,464 (+0.5%)	18,909 → 20,256 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$146,157 → $168,469 (+15.3%)	$96,545 → $115,409 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$724,700 → $882,900 (+21.8%)	$472,000 → $552,800 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,807 → $2,248 (+24.4%)	$1,729 → $2,171 (+25.6%)

Madison

Population

16,37716,464

Median household income

$146,157$168,469

Median home value

$724,700$882,900

Median gross rent

$1,807$2,248

Morristown

Population

18,90920,256

Median household income

$96,545$115,409

Median home value

$472,000$552,800

Median gross rent

$1,729$2,171

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Morristown
Under 5	5.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	13.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	24.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.4%
75 and over	6.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Morristown
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	52.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	5.8%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	29.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Morristown
No high school diploma	3.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	14.6%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	11.4%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	39.9%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Morristown
Drove alone	52.9%	63.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	8.8%
Public transit	8.1%	3.1%
Walked	8.2%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	25.2%	16.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Morristown
1-unit, detached	62.8%	25.0%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	14.4%
20 or more units	7.2%	33.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Morristown
Poverty rate	2.8%	9.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1959	1968