Lincoln County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (35,535 vs 34,122 in Lincoln County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($64,637 vs $64,342 in Lincoln County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($196,000 vs $183,100 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Madison County
Population	34,122	35,535
Median age	42.4 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,342	$64,637
Median home value	$183,100	$196,000
Median gross rent	$867	$851
Housing units	16,581	15,371
Homeownership rate	64.2%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Madison County
Population	35,263 → 34,122 (-3.2%)	35,080 → 35,535 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$59,795 → $64,342 (+7.6%)	$53,188 → $64,637 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$139,400 → $183,100 (+31.3%)	$146,400 → $196,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $867 (+15.1%)	$690 → $851 (+23.3%)

Lincoln County

Population

35,26334,122

Median household income

$59,795$64,342

Median home value

$139,400$183,100

Median gross rent

$753$867

Madison County

Population

35,08035,535

Median household income

$53,188$64,637

Median home value

$146,400$196,000

Median gross rent

$690$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Madison County
Under 5	5.6%	7.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	9.8%
75 and over	8.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.8%
Asian	0.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Madison County
No high school diploma	6.6%	7.8%
High school graduate	29.4%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Madison County
Drove alone	85.8%	80.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	10.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.3%
Walked	2.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.7%	5.4%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	10.2%
20 or more units	5.1%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Madison County
Poverty rate	12.8%	11.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	1969	1974