Compare Madison, WI vs Wisconsin (WI) vs United States
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| Metric |
Madison, WI City |
Wisconsin (WI) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 278,001 | 5,914,872 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,413 | $1,087 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1980 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Household income | $78,050 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $49,425 | $43,373 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.4% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.2% | 41.1% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 278,001 | 5,914,872 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 175,688 | 4,099,973 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 128,261 | 2,479,480 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $78,050 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $49,425 | $43,373 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.4% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.2% | 41.1% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,413 | $1,087 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1980 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 54% | 32.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 46% | 67.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 71.4% | 80.1% | 61% |
| Black | 7.2% | 6.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 8% | 3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 10.5% | 7.6% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.4% | 8% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 90.6% | 92% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 79.5% | 86.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 19.0 min | 22.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 20.5% | 13.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 17.5% | 24.7% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 14.6% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8% | 12.5% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 59.9% | 33.4% | 35.7% |