place

Madison, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Madison, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

2,788

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,326

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-24.9% since 2018

Madison lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone1,421 (49.0%)
  • White Alone881 (30.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races339 (11.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race200 (6.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone43 (1.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone16 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish167

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

67.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

86

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$21,247

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

30.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Retail Trade275
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care153
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation117
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management110
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities108

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations370
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations320
  3. 3.Service Occupations253
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations248
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations57

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 2.47×)275
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.80×)108
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.30×)117
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 0.87×)110
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.64×)153

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$51,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,010/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

44.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,99997 (17.4%)
  • $35,000 to $39,99985 (15.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99950 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99942 (7.6%)
  • $15,000 to $19,99941 (7.4%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99941 (7.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone971 (94.8%)
  • Carpooled26 (2.5%)
  • Public Transit22 (2.1%)
  • Worked at Home5 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.