Madison vs Ramona

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

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

Madison has the higher population (6,158 vs 427 in Ramona). Ramona has the higher median household income ($76,042 vs $62,180 in Madison). Madison has the higher median home value ($191,400 vs $92,900 in Ramona).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Ramona
Population	6,158	427
Median age	39.6 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,180	$76,042
Median home value	$191,400	$92,900
Median gross rent	$874	$663
Housing units	2,878	177
Homeownership rate	55.9%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Ramona
Population	7,261 → 6,158 (-15.2%)	228 → 427 (+87.3%)
Median household income	$55,096 → $62,180 (+12.9%)	$37,188 → $76,042 (+104.5%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $191,400 (+54.5%)	$61,000 → $92,900 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $874 (+55.0%)	$575 → $663 (+15.3%)

Madison

Population

7,2616,158

Median household income

$55,096$62,180

Median home value

$123,900$191,400

Median gross rent

$564$874

Ramona

Population

228427

Median household income

$37,188$76,042

Median home value

$61,000$92,900

Median gross rent

$575$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Ramona
Under 5	5.3%	2.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	19.4%
18 to 24	15.1%	2.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	35.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	6.1%
45 to 54	7.4%	5.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	13.9%	8.2%
75 and over	8.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Ramona
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	34.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	16.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	47.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Ramona
No high school diploma	6.7%	27.6%
High school graduate	24.0%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Ramona
Drove alone	79.5%	81.0%
Carpooled	4.5%	15.4%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Ramona
1-unit, detached	61.5%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	26.0%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	10.2%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Ramona
Poverty rate	11.2%	10.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	12	17
Median year structure built	1969	1963