Madison vs Middleton

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

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

Madison has the higher population (275,568 vs 22,235 in Middleton). Middleton has the higher median household income ($85,526 vs $76,983 in Madison). Middleton has the higher median home value ($457,400 vs $346,900 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Middleton
Population	275,568	22,235
Median age	31.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,983	$85,526
Median home value	$346,900	$457,400
Median gross rent	$1,364	$1,357
Housing units	130,848	10,781
Homeownership rate	46.6%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.2%	62.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Middleton
Population	254,977 → 275,568 (+8.1%)	19,487 → 22,235 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$65,332 → $76,983 (+17.8%)	$76,011 → $85,526 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$246,300 → $346,900 (+40.8%)	$336,900 → $457,400 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,118 → $1,364 (+22.0%)	$1,081 → $1,357 (+25.5%)

Madison

Population

254,977275,568

Median household income

$65,332$76,983

Median home value

$246,300$346,900

Median gross rent

$1,118$1,364

Middleton

Population

19,48722,235

Median household income

$76,011$85,526

Median home value

$336,900$457,400

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,357

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Middleton
Under 5	4.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.6%	14.9%
18 to 24	20.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	18.7%	16.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.0%
75 and over	5.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Middleton
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	76.9%
Black or African American	7.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	7.9%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Middleton
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	14.6%	10.6%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Middleton
Drove alone	57.6%	72.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	3.8%
Public transit	5.8%	1.2%
Walked	8.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	3.1%	1.5%
Worked from home	18.2%	19.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Middleton
1-unit, detached	40.7%	36.9%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	14.3%
20 or more units	27.9%	28.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Middleton
Poverty rate	16.2%	7.7%
Average household size	2.09	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1979	1986