Cayuga County vs Madison County

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

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

Cayuga County has the higher population (75,464 vs 67,572 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($73,141 vs $66,583 in Cayuga County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $164,200 in Cayuga County).

Population, income & housing

	Cayuga County	Madison County
Population	75,464	67,572
Median age	43.7 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,583	$73,141
Median home value	$164,200	$176,800
Median gross rent	$895	$891
Housing units	36,768	30,676
Homeownership rate	71.9%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cayuga County	Madison County
Population	77,425 → 75,464 (-2.5%)	71,205 → 67,572 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$58,377 → $66,583 (+14.1%)	$61,633 → $73,141 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$128,000 → $164,200 (+28.3%)	$136,800 → $176,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $895 (+17.3%)	$783 → $891 (+13.8%)

Cayuga County

Population

77,42575,464

Median household income

$58,377$66,583

Median home value

$128,000$164,200

Median gross rent

$763$895

Madison County

Population

71,20567,572

Median household income

$61,633$73,141

Median home value

$136,800$176,800

Median gross rent

$783$891

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cayuga County	Madison County
Under 5	4.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	13.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.0%
75 and over	8.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cayuga County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	90.6%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cayuga County	Madison County
No high school diploma	11.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.1%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cayuga County	Madison County
Drove alone	79.9%	76.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	3.7%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.6%	9.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cayuga County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Cayuga County	Madison County
Poverty rate	13.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1958	1964