Madison vs Smithton

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

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

Smithton has the higher population (388 vs 385 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($87,292 vs $56,250 in Smithton). Madison has the higher median home value ($250,000 vs $104,800 in Smithton).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Smithton
Population	385	388
Median age	42.8 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,292	$56,250
Median home value	$250,000	$104,800
Median gross rent	$675	$859
Housing units	173	165
Homeownership rate	87.1%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Smithton
Population	367 → 385 (+4.9%)	486 → 388 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$58,359 → $87,292 (+49.6%)	$63,333 → $56,250 (-11.2%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $250,000 (+53.2%)	$92,000 → $104,800 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $675 (+12.5%)	$761 → $859 (+12.9%)

Madison

Population

367385

Median household income

$58,359$87,292

Median home value

$163,200$250,000

Median gross rent

$600$675

Smithton

Population

486388

Median household income

$63,333$56,250

Median home value

$92,000$104,800

Median gross rent

$761$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Smithton
Under 5	1.8%	2.1%
5 to 17	22.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	2.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	19.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	20.5%	16.0%
75 and over	3.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Smithton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Smithton
No high school diploma	2.1%	8.6%
High school graduate	41.4%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Smithton
Drove alone	90.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Smithton
1-unit, detached	87.9%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Smithton
Poverty rate	4.4%	37.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1958	1938