Holmes County vs Madison County

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

Holmes 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.

Holmes County has the higher population (44,312 vs 44,126 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($83,229 vs $74,774 in Holmes County). Holmes County has the higher median home value ($251,800 vs $231,400 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Holmes County	Madison County
Population	44,312	44,126
Median age	32.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,774	$83,229
Median home value	$251,800	$231,400
Median gross rent	$773	$944
Housing units	14,560	16,361
Homeownership rate	79.5%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holmes County	Madison County
Population	43,901 → 44,312 (+0.9%)	44,135 → 44,126 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$63,753 → $74,774 (+17.3%)	$68,022 → $83,229 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $251,800 (+20.7%)	$166,500 → $231,400 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $773 (+20.2%)	$858 → $944 (+10.0%)

Holmes County

Population

43,90144,312

Median household income

$63,753$74,774

Median home value

$208,700$251,800

Median gross rent

$643$773

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)

	Holmes County	Madison County
Under 5	8.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.6%
75 and over	5.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holmes County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holmes County	Madison County
No high school diploma	42.9%	11.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holmes County	Madison County
Drove alone	48.9%	77.4%
Carpooled	20.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	6.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	12.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	12.9%
Other means	2.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holmes County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	82.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	5.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Holmes County	Madison County
Poverty rate	8.8%	9.7%
Average household size	3.26	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1986	1975