2024 population: 707,606 ( 26,839 from 2020)
Land area: 3308.8 square miles
Population density: 213.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	555,118	78.45%	1.1%
Black:	35,361	5.00%	12.6%
Indian:	2,092	0.30%	6.1%
Asian:	44,219	6.25%	20.7%
2+ races:	17,476	2.47%	11.3%
Hispanic:	53,340	7.54%	15.8%

Total non-White:	152,488	21.55%	15.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	28,756	10.6
Deaths:	21,814	8.0
Net Migration:	2,212	0.8
Net Immigration:	17,245	6.3

Change in White population:	6,129	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	20,710	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
680,767
548,989	80.64%
31,412	4.61%
1,972	0.29%
36,635	5.38%
15,707	2.31%
46,052	6.76%
131,778	19.36%

2010
605,435
511,133	84.42%
25,637	4.23%
1,656	0.27%
23,705	3.92%
10,896	1.80%
31,738	5.24%
94,302	15.58%

2000
535,421
478,359	89.34%
17,380	3.25%
1,454	0.27%
15,136	2.83%
6,912	1.29%
15,616	2.92%
57,062	10.66%

1990
462,662
435,807	94.20%
10,582	2.29%
1,421	0.31%
9,061	1.96%
n/a
5,791	1.25%
26,855	5.80%

1980
416,581
401,629	96.41%
5,664	1.36%
966	0.23%
4,113	0.99%
n/a
3,750	0.90%
14,952	3.59%

1970
376,442
368,035	97.77%
3,161	0.84%
369	0.10%
1,856	0.49%
n/a
2,487	0.66%
8,407	2.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
67,559	11.2
39,499	6.5
15,880	2.6
15,600	2.6

37,856	6.3
37,476	6.2

Number	Rate
2000's
67,537	12.6
34,109	6.4
25,229	4.7
15,422	2.9

32,774	6.1
37,240	7.0

Number	Rate
1990's
63,919	13.8
33,827	7.3
19,966	4.3
5,381	1.2

42,552	9.2
30,207	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
63,297	15.2
30,109	7.2
13,937	3.3
n/a

34,178	8.2
11,903	2.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,713	2.0
n/a

33,594	8.9
6,545	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison, WI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.8
137,051	9.9%
570,555	80.6%
103,511	7.5%

290,256
2.28

163,399	56.3%
130,558	79.9%
14,055	8.6%
126,857	43.7%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
134,193	22.2%
471,242	77.8%
67,204	11.1%

250,898
2.35

148,862	59.3%
117,950	79.2%
13,789	9.3%
102,036	40.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
124,001	23.2%
411,420	76.8%
55,259	10.3%

216,132
2.39

131,288	60.7%
108,489	82.6%
10,507	8.0%
84,844	39.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
109,381	23.6%
353,281	76.4%
48,343	10.4%

178,087
2.50

113,507	63.7%
95,570	84.2%
8,382	7.4%
64,580	36.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
108,599	26.1%
307,982	73.9%
40,131	9.6%

153,914
2.60

101,584	66.0%
87,741	86.4%
7,069	7.0%
52,330	34.0%

2022 Housing Data for Madison, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12,182	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,041	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,628	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,232	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,955	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,310	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,395	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,925	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,666	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	21,196	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	27,239	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	40,016	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	31,474	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	23,760	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	31,113	10.7%
$200,000 or more	33,124	11.4%

Median Household Income	83,267
Per Capita Income	47,739

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,955	3.4%
Public Assistance	4,847	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,760	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	340,098	79.7%
Unemployed	8,502	2.0%
In Armed Forces	773	0.2%

Total Labor Force	349,373	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	77,613	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	137,619	105,097	56.7%
Non-Profit	10,731	23,778	31.1%
Self-Employed	18,814	11,833	61.4%

Local Government	9,028	14,714	38.0%
State Government	19,869	22,702	46.7%
Federal Government	3,465	3,143	52.4%

Total Private + Self	156,433	116,930	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	43,093	64,337	40.1%
Total	199,526	181,267	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	71,684	18.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	68,372	17.9%
Professional, Technical	122,868	32.2%
Service Occupations	52,444	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,446	0.6%
All others	65,958	17.3%

White Collar		68.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	57,215	15.0%
Educational services	46,983	12.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	41,881	11.0%
Manufacturing	39,357	10.3%
Retail trade	36,645	9.6%
Finance and insurance	22,950	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	21,901	5.7%
Construction	20,546	5.4%
Public administration	18,169	4.8%
Other services	15,919	4.2%
Information	10,284	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	10,265	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,913	2.6%
Wholesale trade	8,600	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,021	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,946	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,009	1.3%
Utilities	2,895	0.8%
Management	615	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	212	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25,590	3.77%
Puerto Rican	3,902	0.57%
Cuban	928	0.14%
Dominican	390	0.06%

Total Central American	2,870	0.42%
Costa Rican	230	0.03%
Guatemalan	696	0.10%
Honduran	359	0.05%
Nicaraguan	1,256	0.18%
Panamanian	59	0.01%
Salvadoran	270	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5,307	0.78%
Argentinean	525	0.08%
Bolivian	70	0.01%
Chilean	189	0.03%
Colombian	1,875	0.28%
Ecuadorian	535	0.08%
Paraguayan	32	0.00%
Peruvian	358	0.05%
Uruguayan	775	0.11%
Venezuelan	933	0.14%
Other South American	15	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,040	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9,315	1.37%
Chinese	9,217	1.36%
Hmong	4,314	0.64%
Korean	1,899	0.28%
Filipino	1,455	0.21%
Vietnamese	1,236	0.18%
Japanese	819	0.12%
Laotian	744	0.11%
Taiwanese	681	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	584,718	90.9%
Spanish	24,100	3.7%
Other Asian	7,782	1.2%
Other Indo-European	7,374	1.1%
Chinese	6,815	1.1%
German, other Germanic	2,797	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,260	0.4%
Other	2,255	0.4%
Arabic	1,407	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	235,039	34.6%
Irish	88,517	13.0%
Norwegian	65,502	9.6%
English	64,312	9.5%
Polish	34,896	5.1%
Italian	24,862	3.7%
American	17,667	2.6%
Swiss	17,317	2.6%
French	16,352	2.4%
Swedish	13,678	2.0%
European	12,751	1.9%
Dutch	11,512	1.7%
Scottish	10,920	1.6%
Czech	7,896	1.2%
African	7,541	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	651,218	95.9%
Not a citizen	27,777	4.1%

Native	629,212	92.7%
Foreign-born	49,783	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,489	1.6%	12,430	2.7%	92,898	20.4%	121,257	26.6%	135,214	29.7%	86,724	19.0%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,489	1.6%
9-12 Years	12,430	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	92,898	20.4%
Some College	121,257	26.6%
Bach. Degree	135,214	29.7%
Grad Degree	86,724	19.0%
Average years of education: 14.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	546,664	532,762	13,902	2.5%
1991	552,966	536,310	16,656	3.0%
1992	576,026	560,222	15,804	2.7%
1993	594,420	579,560	14,860	2.5%
1994	607,610	592,004	15,606	2.6%
1995	619,186	605,208	13,978	2.3%
1996	632,964	619,112	13,852	2.2%
1997	641,232	627,932	13,300	2.1%
1998	646,930	634,470	12,460	1.9%
1999	647,300	635,946	11,354	1.8%

2000	658,086	641,744	16,342	2.5%
2001	675,324	654,886	20,438	3.0%
2002	682,898	657,824	25,074	3.7%
2003	690,148	662,950	27,198	3.9%
2004	696,926	673,002	23,924	3.4%
2005	704,836	681,040	23,796	3.4%
2006	711,778	687,290	24,488	3.4%
2007	716,836	690,704	26,132	3.6%
2008	724,122	697,126	26,996	3.7%
2009	730,790	683,056	47,734	6.5%

2010	721,420	676,310	45,110	6.3%
2011	722,628	682,430	40,198	5.6%
2012	725,648	688,322	37,326	5.1%
2013	733,440	697,268	36,172	4.9%
2014	741,902	713,164	28,738	3.9%
2015	752,108	727,424	24,684	3.3%
2016	766,592	744,378	22,214	2.9%
2017	771,842	752,678	19,164	2.5%
2018	769,594	751,712	17,882	2.3%
2019	778,412	759,124	19,288	2.5%

2020	769,542	731,680	37,862	4.9%
2021	788,942	765,680	23,262	2.9%
2022	791,330	773,708	17,622	2.2%
2023	813,952	795,136	18,816	2.3%
2024	822,498	803,034	19,464	2.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	304,368
Median Value	$323,430

Occupied	290,256	95.4%
Vacant	14,112	4.6%

Owned	177,081	61.0%
Rented	113,175	39.0%
Median Rent	$1,200

Single-Family Units	187,910	61.7%
Detached	169,951	55.8%
Attached	17,959	5.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	85,302	28.0%
Mobile Homes	3,956	1.3%

Madison, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison, WI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Madison, WI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Madison, WI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Madison, WI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Madison, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Madison, WI Metro Area