Madison County vs Warren County

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

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

Warren County has the higher population (137,549 vs 94,064 in Madison County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($64,801 vs $62,407 in Madison County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($242,600 vs $220,700 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Madison County	Warren County
Population	94,064	137,549
Median age	34.7 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,407	$64,801
Median home value	$220,700	$242,600
Median gross rent	$851	$963
Housing units	39,920	58,563
Homeownership rate	62.4%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison County	Warren County
Population	90,802 → 94,064 (+3.6%)	128,652 → 137,549 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$50,060 → $62,407 (+24.7%)	$52,270 → $64,801 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $220,700 (+38.5%)	$167,600 → $242,600 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $851 (+19.9%)	$781 → $963 (+23.3%)

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

Warren County

Population

128,652137,549

Median household income

$52,270$64,801

Median home value

$167,600$242,600

Median gross rent

$781$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	16.1%	15.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.1%
75 and over	5.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	75.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison County	Warren County
No high school diploma	8.7%	11.1%
High school graduate	28.7%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
Drove alone	77.8%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	3.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.0%	6.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	63.0%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	13.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Madison County	Warren County
Poverty rate	15.8%	16.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1993	1992