Madison County vs Union County

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

Madison County and Union County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison County has the higher population (18,113 vs 15,551 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($64,922 vs $48,176 in Madison County). Union County has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $105,900 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Madison County	Union County
Population	18,113	15,551
Median age	44.9 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,176	$64,922
Median home value	$105,900	$160,400
Median gross rent	$819	$846
Housing units	8,392	4,772
Homeownership rate	72.0%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison County	Union County
Population	18,460 → 18,113 (-1.9%)	15,303 → 15,551 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$37,037 → $48,176 (+30.1%)	$44,270 → $64,922 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$89,100 → $105,900 (+18.9%)	$118,400 → $160,400 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $819 (+18.9%)	$657 → $846 (+28.8%)

Madison County

Population

18,46018,113

Median household income

$37,037$48,176

Median home value

$89,100$105,900

Median gross rent

$689$819

Union County

Population

15,30315,551

Median household income

$44,270$64,922

Median home value

$118,400$160,400

Median gross rent

$657$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison County	Union County
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.3%
75 and over	8.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	71.3%
Black or African American	35.9%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison County	Union County
No high school diploma	19.4%	21.7%
High school graduate	36.4%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison County	Union County
Drove alone	78.4%	84.1%
Carpooled	14.6%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	6.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison County	Union County
1-unit, detached	57.5%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	35.1%	48.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison County	Union County
Poverty rate	20.9%	18.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	1987	1991