Madison County vs Platte County

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

Madison County and Platte 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 34,358 in Platte County). Platte County has the higher median household income ($72,335 vs $64,637 in Madison County). Platte County has the higher median home value ($207,800 vs $196,000 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Madison County	Platte County
Population	35,535	34,358
Median age	37.1 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,637	$72,335
Median home value	$196,000	$207,800
Median gross rent	$851	$867
Housing units	15,371	14,210
Homeownership rate	67.5%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison County	Platte County
Population	35,080 → 35,535 (+1.3%)	33,174 → 34,358 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$53,188 → $64,637 (+21.5%)	$62,305 → $72,335 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $196,000 (+33.9%)	$149,700 → $207,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $851 (+23.3%)	$769 → $867 (+12.7%)

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

Platte County

Population

33,17434,358

Median household income

$62,305$72,335

Median home value

$149,700$207,800

Median gross rent

$769$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison County	Platte County
Under 5	7.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.1%
75 and over	7.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison County	Platte County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison County	Platte County
No high school diploma	7.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	31.2%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison County	Platte County
Drove alone	80.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	8.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.4%	4.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison County	Platte County
1-unit, detached	68.1%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	8.8%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Madison County	Platte County
Poverty rate	11.8%	8.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	14	15
Median year structure built	1974	1973