Madison County, Indiana

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 130,949
Median household income: $62,632
Median home value: $147,700

Madison County, Indiana counts 130,949 residents. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,632, its median household income sits below Indiana's $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Madison County's population grew 1.2% from 129,455 to 130,949, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $49,522 to $62,632.

The typical home was built around 1965. 12.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 130,949
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,632
Median home value: $147,700
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 59,075
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

129,455130,949

Median household income

$49,522$62,632

Median home value

$97,300$147,700

Median gross rent

$774$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	129,455	$49,522	$97,300	$774
2020	129,486	$51,476	$103,800	$798
2021	130,037	$54,491	$111,600	$828
2022	130,545	$60,060	$135,100	$888
2023	130,949	$62,632	$147,700	$926

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,096	5.4%
5 to 17	21,139	16.1%
18 to 24	10,781	8.2%
25 to 34	16,908	12.9%
35 to 44	16,383	12.5%
45 to 54	16,793	12.8%
55 to 64	17,495	13.4%
65 to 74	14,344	11.0%
75 and over	10,010	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	108,194	82.6%
Black or African American	8,195	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	151	0.1%
Asian	788	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	471	0.4%
Two or more races	6,419	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,724	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,751	9.5%
High school graduate	36,250	39.4%
Some college or associate's	28,499	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	12,120	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,313	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45,331	76.8%
Carpooled	6,275	10.6%
Public transit	232	0.4%
Walked	843	1.4%
Bicycle	180	0.3%
Worked from home	5,611	9.5%
Other means	519	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,909	29.8%
15 to 29 min	16,391	30.7%
30 to 44 min	11,033	20.7%
45 to 59 min	5,665	10.6%
60+ min	4,382	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 12.9% (16,142 of 125,091)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,513	63.4%
Nonfamily households	19,330	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52,843	89.5%
Vacant	6,232	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,975	70.0%
Renter-occupied	15,868	30.0%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,710	77.4%
1-unit, attached	1,961	3.3%
2 to 4 units	4,116	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2,482	4.2%
20 or more units	1,443	2.4%
Mobile home & other	3,363	5.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 18095
State: Indiana
Land area: 452 sq mi
Water area: 0.98 sq mi
Center point: 40.1662, -85.7225