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Madison Demographics Information

Population: 215,211
Males: 102,248 (49.1%), Females: 105,806 (50.9%)

Elevation: 863 feet

County: Dane

Land area: 68.7 square miles

Median resident age: 30.6 years
Median household income: $41,941
Median house value: $139,300

Races in Madison:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.0%)
  • Black (5.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other Asian (1.8%)
  • Chinese (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (35.8%), Irish (14.5%), Norwegian (10.3%), English (9.8%), Polish (5.4%), Italian (3.8%).

For population 25 years and over in Madison

  • High school or higher: 92.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Madison city

  • Never married: 44.3%
  • Now married: 41.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

9.0% Foreign born (4.7% Asia, 2.1% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (145.5 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Maple Bluff, WI (3.1 miles), Shorewood Hills, WI (3.5 miles), Monona, WI (4.4 miles), Fitchburg, WI (5.4 miles), Middleton, WI (7.4 miles), McFarland, WI (8.1 miles), Waunakee, WI (8.7 miles), Windsor, WI (10.5 miles).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 528 buildings, average cost: $109,900
  • 1997: 362 buildings, average cost: $137,000
  • 1998: 410 buildings, average cost: $137,400
  • 1999: 552 buildings, average cost: $125,800
  • 2000: 638 buildings, average cost: $135,500
  • 2001: 843 buildings, average cost: $153,100
  • 2002: 998 buildings, average cost: $158,700
  • 2003: 961 buildings, average cost: $165,300

Area code: 608

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.0%), Retail trade (11.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.4%).

Crime in Madison (2002):
  • 3 murders (1.4 per 100,000)
  • 90 rapes (42.6 per 100,000)
  • 266 robberies (126.0 per 100,000)
  • 396 assaults (187.6 per 100,000)
  • 1,564 burglaries (741.0 per 100,000)
  • 5,898 larceny counts (2794.5 per 100,000)
  • 630 auto thefts (298.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 285.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Madison (2001):
  • 6 murders (2.9 per 100,000)
  • 63 rapes (30.1 per 100,000)
  • 295 robberies (140.8 per 100,000)
  • 344 assaults (164.2 per 100,000)
  • 1,354 burglaries (646.2 per 100,000)
  • 5,530 larceny counts (2639.2 per 100,000)
  • 707 auto thefts (337.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 269.7 (higher means more crime)

 



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