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 New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison County has the higher population (67,572 vs 65,560 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($78,239 vs $73,141 in Madison County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($247,600 vs $176,800 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Madison County	Warren County
Population	67,572	65,560
Median age	42.6 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,141	$78,239
Median home value	$176,800	$247,600
Median gross rent	$891	$1,089
Housing units	30,676	40,177
Homeownership rate	78.4%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison County	Warren County
Population	71,205 → 67,572 (-5.1%)	64,276 → 65,560 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$61,633 → $73,141 (+18.7%)	$61,024 → $78,239 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $176,800 (+29.2%)	$196,500 → $247,600 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $891 (+13.8%)	$929 → $1,089 (+17.2%)

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

Warren County

Population

64,27665,560

Median household income

$61,024$78,239

Median home value

$196,500$247,600

Median gross rent

$929$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
Under 5	4.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	13.5%
18 to 24	13.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.3%
75 and over	7.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	91.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison County	Warren County
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.1%
High school graduate	33.8%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
Drove alone	76.6%	78.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	5.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.7%	8.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	72.7%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	5.2%
20 or more units	2.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Madison County	Warren County
Poverty rate	9.7%	9.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1964	1973