Douglas County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (12,665 vs 11,850 in Douglas County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($58,435 vs $49,828 in Douglas County). Douglas County has the higher median home value ($164,400 vs $155,900 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas County	Madison County
Population	11,850	12,665
Median age	46.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,828	$58,435
Median home value	$164,400	$155,900
Median gross rent	$687	$817
Housing units	5,397	5,853
Homeownership rate	79.3%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas County	Madison County
Population	13,306 → 11,850 (-10.9%)	12,179 → 12,665 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$37,425 → $49,828 (+33.1%)	$43,636 → $58,435 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$123,100 → $164,400 (+33.5%)	$106,100 → $155,900 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $687 (+22.7%)	$607 → $817 (+34.6%)

Douglas County

Population

13,30611,850

Median household income

$37,425$49,828

Median home value

$123,100$164,400

Median gross rent

$560$687

Madison County

Population

12,17912,665

Median household income

$43,636$58,435

Median home value

$106,100$155,900

Median gross rent

$607$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas County	Madison County
Under 5	5.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.0%
75 and over	10.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas County	Madison County
No high school diploma	16.4%	11.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas County	Madison County
Drove alone	78.9%	75.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	13.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.7%
Walked	0.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	3.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Douglas County	Madison County
Poverty rate	16.9%	14.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1985	1977