Demographics of Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County, Nebraska had 36,106 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +573 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

36,106
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +573 people.; 37.4 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,128 ±$4,259
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, Nebraska's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison County, Nebraska'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, Nebraska's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison County, Nebraska'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	35,533	100.0	100.0
2021	35,406	99.6	100.2
2022	35,486	99.9	100.7
2023	35,841	100.9	101.6
2024	35,793	100.7	102.5
2025	36,106	101.6	103.1

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Population of Madison County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	35,533	−56	+31	0	−86
2021	35,406	−127	+104	+12	−249
2022	35,486	+80	+72	+110	−77
2023	35,841	+355	+63	+208	+90
2024	35,793	−48	+69	+300	−415
2025	36,106	+313	+69	+164	+79

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±0.6: for men 36.7 ±0.6 and for women 38.4 ±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	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	2,465 ±65	6.9% ±0.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,515 ±384	18.3% ±1.1	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,265 ±322	9.2% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,731 ±329	24.6% ±0.9	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,371 ±390	23.6% ±1.1	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,185 ±392	17.4% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,128 ±$4,259, and income per person $36,105 ±$2,060, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska 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	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	2,725 ±370	18.8% ±2.5	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,755 ±347	19.0% ±2.4	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,108 ±392	21.5% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,785 ±256	12.3% ±1.8	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,136 ±294	14.8% ±2.0	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	924 ±170	6.4% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,029 ±197	7.1% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.2	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	Nebraska	United States
All ages	4,537 ±709	13.1% ±2.0	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,193 ±302	13.4% ±3.3	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,397 ±413	13.6% ±2.3	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	947 ±205	11.6% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madison County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	15,510 ±46	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±1.4	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±1.4	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.4% ±1.9	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.6% ±2.1	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$208,500 ±$9,009	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$881 ±$35	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1975 ±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	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,797 ±0	16.3% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,448 ±149	77.2% ±0.4	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	278 ±110	0.8% ±0.3	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	447 ±133	1.3% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	333 ±82	0.9% ±0.2	0.6% ±<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	1 to 85	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,186 ±251	3.3% ±0.7	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	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	24,950 ±680	70.2% ±1.9	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,471 ±686	21.0% ±1.9	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	104 to 408	0.3% to 1.1%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,855 ±292	8.0% ±0.8	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,032 ±285	2.9% ±0.8	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,823 ±331	5.1% ±0.9	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<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%.

Madison County among the counties of Nebraska

7th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Madison County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lancaster County	334,049	+3.4%
Sarpy County	208,303	+9.0%
Hall County	63,633	+1.4%
Buffalo County	51,172	+1.9%
Dodge County	38,057	+2.6%
Madison County	36,106	+1.6%
Platte County	35,649	+3.9%
Scotts Bluff County	35,586	−1.3%
Lincoln County	33,303	−3.6%
Adams County	31,071	−0.3%
Cass County	27,657	+3.9%

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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