Demographics of Madison County, Indiana

Madison County, Indiana had 135,088 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,933 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Madison County, in four figures

135,088
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +4,933 people.; 40.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,037 ±$2,053
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Madison County, Indiana's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Madison County, Indiana's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	130,155	100.0	100.0
2021	130,524	100.3	100.2
2022	130,977	100.6	100.7
2023	132,031	101.4	101.6
2024	133,572	102.6	102.5
2025	135,088	103.8	103.1

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Population of Madison County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	130,155	+56	−91	+1	+109
2021	130,524	+369	−514	+33	+772
2022	130,977	+453	−440	+80	+866
2023	132,031	+1,054	−330	+89	+1,292
2024	133,572	+1,541	−356	+247	+1,645
2025	135,088	+1,516	−381	+34	+1,878

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±0.3: for men 39.6 ±0.4 and for women 42.7 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Madison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	7,196 ±32	5.5% ±<0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,087 ±673	16.0% ±0.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,712 ±601	8.1% ±0.5	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	33,965 ±778	25.8% ±0.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	34,130 ±811	25.9% ±0.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	24,810 ±840	18.8% ±0.6	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,037 ±$2,053, and income per person $33,926 ±$967, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Madison County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	9,100 ±690	17.0% ±1.3	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	12,068 ±830	22.6% ±1.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,200 ±806	19.1% ±1.5	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,797 ±644	14.6% ±1.2	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,293 ±642	15.5% ±1.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,364 ±431	6.3% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,607 ±289	4.9% ±0.5	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Madison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	16,882 ±1,611	13.4% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,211 ±621	19.2% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,443 ±869	12.8% ±1.3	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,228 ±340	9.8% ±1.0	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madison County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	59,301 ±63	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±1.0	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±1.0	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.2% ±1.2	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.8% ±1.4	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,300 ±$3,165	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$939 ±$24	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Madison County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,102 ±0	5.4% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	108,206 ±405	82.0% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,020 ±528	6.1% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	865 ±116	0.7% ±0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	166 ±75	0.1% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	407 ±173	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,125 ±701	5.4% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Madison County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	101,365 ±1,384	76.8% ±1.0	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	26,622 ±1,299	20.2% ±1.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,195 ±340	0.9% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,718 ±320	2.1% ±0.2	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,202 ±216	0.9% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,516 ±271	1.1% ±0.2	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Madison County among the counties of Indiana

13th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Madison County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tippecanoe County	190,456	+2.2%
Vanderburgh County	181,995	+0.9%
Porter County	176,049	+1.6%
Johnson County	174,262	+7.4%
Monroe County	143,345	+1.9%
Madison County	135,088	+3.8%
Clark County	130,451	+7.5%
Delaware County	113,106	+1.2%
LaPorte County	111,294	−0.9%
Vigo County	106,512	+0.3%
Hancock County	90,969	+13.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026