Madison County vs Nez Perce County

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

Madison County and Nez Perce 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 42,477 in Nez Perce County). Nez Perce County has the higher median household income ($71,466 vs $58,259 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($365,000 vs $291,300 in Nez Perce County).

Population, income & housing

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
Population	53,578	42,477
Median age	21.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,259	$71,466
Median home value	$365,000	$291,300
Median gross rent	$965	$936
Housing units	14,769	18,496
Homeownership rate	40.2%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
Population	39,100 → 53,578 (+37.0%)	40,217 → 42,477 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$39,160 → $58,259 (+48.8%)	$58,107 → $71,466 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$219,100 → $365,000 (+66.6%)	$191,500 → $291,300 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $965 (+33.5%)	$727 → $936 (+28.7%)

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

Nez Perce County

Population

40,21742,477

Median household income

$58,107$71,466

Median home value

$191,500$291,300

Median gross rent

$727$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
Under 5	6.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	45.8%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	5.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	4.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	4.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	3.1%	11.6%
75 and over	2.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	4.3%
Asian	1.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
No high school diploma	3.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	15.0%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.4%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
Drove alone	59.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	14.7%	7.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.2%
Walked	12.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	7.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
1-unit, detached	38.0%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	21.7%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Madison County	Nez Perce County
Poverty rate	26.8%	13.1%
Average household size	3.45	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	2002	1972