Christian County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (94,064 vs 72,599 in Christian County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($62,407 vs $54,190 in Christian County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($220,700 vs $149,200 in Christian County).

Population, income & housing

	Christian County	Madison County
Population	72,599	94,064
Median age	28.6 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,190	$62,407
Median home value	$149,200	$220,700
Median gross rent	$999	$851
Housing units	29,307	39,920
Homeownership rate	52.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Christian County	Madison County
Population	71,414 → 72,599 (+1.7%)	90,802 → 94,064 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$43,919 → $54,190 (+23.4%)	$50,060 → $62,407 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $149,200 (+27.1%)	$159,300 → $220,700 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $999 (+17.0%)	$710 → $851 (+19.9%)

Christian County

Population

71,41472,599

Median household income

$43,919$54,190

Median home value

$117,400$149,200

Median gross rent

$854$999

Madison County

Population

90,80294,064

Median household income

$50,060$62,407

Median home value

$159,300$220,700

Median gross rent

$710$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Christian County	Madison County
Under 5	9.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	14.7%	16.1%
25 to 34	16.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	8.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.0%
75 and over	5.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Christian County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	88.0%
Black or African American	19.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Christian County	Madison County
No high school diploma	13.1%	8.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Christian County	Madison County
Drove alone	76.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	7.6%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.0%	8.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Christian County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	65.9%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	13.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Christian County	Madison County
Poverty rate	17.2%	15.8%
Average household size	2.62	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1984	1993