Madison vs Verona

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

Madison and Verona 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 14,499 in Verona). Verona has the higher median household income ($119,148 vs $76,983 in Madison). Verona has the higher median home value ($382,800 vs $346,900 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Verona
Population	275,568	14,499
Median age	31.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,983	$119,148
Median home value	$346,900	$382,800
Median gross rent	$1,364	$1,462
Housing units	130,848	6,248
Homeownership rate	46.6%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.2%	63.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Verona
Population	254,977 → 275,568 (+8.1%)	13,004 → 14,499 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$65,332 → $76,983 (+17.8%)	$96,990 → $119,148 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$246,300 → $346,900 (+40.8%)	$310,700 → $382,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,118 → $1,364 (+22.0%)	$1,168 → $1,462 (+25.2%)

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

Verona

Population

13,00414,499

Median household income

$96,990$119,148

Median home value

$310,700$382,800

Median gross rent

$1,168$1,462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Verona
Under 5	4.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	20.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	18.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.6%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	5.7%
75 and over	5.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Verona
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	88.1%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	7.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Verona
No high school diploma	4.3%	1.3%
High school graduate	14.6%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Verona
Drove alone	57.6%	72.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.1%
Public transit	5.8%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.9%
Worked from home	18.2%	20.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Verona
1-unit, detached	40.7%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	7.3%
20 or more units	27.9%	20.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Verona
Poverty rate	16.2%	1.9%
Average household size	2.09	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1979	2001