Latah County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (53,578 vs 40,315 in Latah County). Latah County has the higher median household income ($65,179 vs $58,259 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($365,000 vs $342,500 in Latah County).

Population, income & housing

	Latah County	Madison County
Population	40,315	53,578
Median age	30.7 yrs	21.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$58,259
Median home value	$342,500	$365,000
Median gross rent	$905	$965
Housing units	17,429	14,769
Homeownership rate	60.6%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.9%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Latah County	Madison County
Population	39,505 → 40,315 (+2.1%)	39,100 → 53,578 (+37.0%)
Median household income	$49,158 → $65,179 (+32.6%)	$39,160 → $58,259 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$228,200 → $342,500 (+50.1%)	$219,100 → $365,000 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $905 (+22.8%)	$723 → $965 (+33.5%)

Latah County

Population

39,50540,315

Median household income

$49,158$65,179

Median home value

$228,200$342,500

Median gross rent

$737$905

Madison County

Population

39,10053,578

Median household income

$39,160$58,259

Median home value

$219,100$365,000

Median gross rent

$723$965

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Latah County	Madison County
Under 5	4.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	22.4%	45.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	4.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	4.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	3.1%
75 and over	5.6%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Latah County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	84.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	2.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Latah County	Madison County
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.0%
High school graduate	21.5%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Latah County	Madison County
Drove alone	64.8%	59.2%
Carpooled	9.8%	14.7%
Public transit	0.2%	1.1%
Walked	13.1%	12.2%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.9%
Worked from home	9.9%	11.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Latah County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	55.6%	38.0%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	19.6%
20 or more units	5.0%	21.7%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Latah County	Madison County
Poverty rate	15.3%	26.8%
Average household size	2.22	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1978	2002