Madison County, Illinois

32 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 264,631
Median household income: $74,800
Median home value: $167,900

Madison County is a county in Illinois with a population of 264,631. 32 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,800, its median household income sits below Illinois's $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Madison County's population held roughly steady from 264,776 to 264,631, while its median household income rose 23.2% from $60,738 to $74,800.

78.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 264,631
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $74,800
Median home value: $167,900
Median gross rent: $969
Housing units: 118,942
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

264,776264,631

Median household income

$60,738$74,800

Median home value

$135,600$167,900

Median gross rent

$824$969

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	264,776	$60,738	$135,600	$824
2020	264,403	$64,045	$138,500	$835
2021	266,112	$66,882	$142,100	$869
2022	265,512	$71,759	$159,400	$938
2023	264,631	$74,800	$167,900	$969

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,040	5.3%
5 to 17	42,944	16.2%
18 to 24	23,162	8.8%
25 to 34	34,028	12.9%
35 to 44	33,696	12.7%
45 to 54	32,310	12.2%
55 to 64	36,850	13.9%
65 to 74	28,101	10.6%
75 and over	19,500	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	218,003	82.4%
Black or African American	22,617	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	113	0.0%
Asian	2,665	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	63	0.0%
Some other race	436	0.2%
Two or more races	9,695	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,039	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,623	6.3%
High school graduate	52,249	28.3%
Some college or associate's	63,821	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	36,142	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,650	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	101,905	80.3%
Carpooled	8,072	6.4%
Public transit	949	0.7%
Walked	1,088	0.9%
Bicycle	181	0.1%
Worked from home	13,908	11.0%
Other means	837	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31,489	27.9%
15 to 29 min	37,186	32.9%
30 to 44 min	28,601	25.3%
45 to 59 min	10,325	9.1%
60+ min	5,431	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 11.3% (29,306 of 259,571)

	Count	Share
Family households	69,800	63.8%
Nonfamily households	39,585	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	109,385	92.0%
Vacant	9,557	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	80,521	73.6%
Renter-occupied	28,864	26.4%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	93,884	78.9%
1-unit, attached	3,195	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9,922	8.3%
5 to 19 units	5,299	4.5%
20 or more units	3,793	3.2%
Mobile home & other	2,849	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 17119
State: Illinois
Land area: 716 sq mi
Water area: 25 sq mi
Center point: 38.8271, -89.9002

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