Highland County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (44,126 vs 43,403 in Highland County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($83,229 vs $62,008 in Highland County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($231,400 vs $157,000 in Highland County).

Population, income & housing

	Highland County	Madison County
Population	43,403	44,126
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,008	$83,229
Median home value	$157,000	$231,400
Median gross rent	$757	$944
Housing units	19,005	16,361
Homeownership rate	73.2%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland County	Madison County
Population	43,016 → 43,403 (+0.9%)	44,135 → 44,126 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$44,169 → $62,008 (+40.4%)	$68,022 → $83,229 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $157,000 (+33.7%)	$166,500 → $231,400 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $757 (+11.2%)	$858 → $944 (+10.0%)

Highland County

Population

43,01643,403

Median household income

$44,169$62,008

Median home value

$117,400$157,000

Median gross rent

$681$757

Madison County

Population

44,13544,126

Median household income

$68,022$83,229

Median home value

$166,500$231,400

Median gross rent

$858$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland County	Madison County
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.6%
75 and over	7.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland County	Madison County
No high school diploma	13.1%	11.1%
High school graduate	40.4%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland County	Madison County
Drove alone	79.8%	77.4%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	12.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	73.6%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Highland County	Madison County
Poverty rate	14.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1979	1975