Demographics of Madison County, New York

Madison County, New York had 67,120 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −822 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

67,120
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −822 people.; 42.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,499 ±$3,230
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, New York's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison County, New York'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, New York's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison County, New York'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	67,942	100.0	100.0
2021	67,405	99.2	100.2
2022	67,059	98.7	100.7
2023	67,242	99.0	101.6
2024	67,193	98.9	102.5
2025	67,120	98.8	103.1

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Population of Madison County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	67,942	−78	−5	0	−77
2021	67,405	−537	−184	+11	−397
2022	67,059	−346	−202	+51	−167
2023	67,242	+183	−136	+104	+227
2024	67,193	−49	−135	+135	−46
2025	67,120	−73	−144	+71	−5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±0.5: for men 41.7 ±0.5 and for women 43.4 ±0.6. 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	New York	United States
Under 5	3,004 ±60	4.5% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,260 ±316	13.8% ±0.5	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,039 ±479	13.4% ±0.7	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,317 ±447	21.3% ±0.7	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,025 ±477	26.8% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,683 ±513	20.3% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,499 ±$3,230, and income per person $40,197 ±$2,070, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York 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	New York	United States
Under $25,000	4,104 ±387	15.6% ±1.5	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,431 ±384	16.9% ±1.4	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,516 ±354	17.2% ±1.3	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,443 ±296	13.1% ±1.1	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,971 ±392	18.9% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,483 ±230	9.5% ±0.9	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,304 ±203	8.8% ±0.8	17.1% ±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	New York	United States
All ages	6,162 ±582	10.0% ±0.9	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,469 ±278	12.3% ±2.3	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,869 ±314	9.3% ±1.0	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,824 ±240	9.7% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madison County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison County	New York	United States
Housing units	30,730 ±86	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.4% ±1.3	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.6% ±1.3	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.3% ±1.0	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.7% ±1.5	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$184,600 ±$7,163	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$928 ±$25	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±2	1959 ±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	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,776 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	60,335 ±510	89.6% ±0.8	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,242 ±120	1.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	817 ±101	1.2% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	213 ±45	0.3% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	117 to 347	0.2% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,713 ±536	4.0% ±0.8	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	New York	United States
Born in the state	55,105 ±642	81.8% ±1.0	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,999 ±624	14.9% ±0.9	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	456 ±99	0.7% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,768 ±214	2.6% ±0.3	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	896 ±152	1.3% ±0.2	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	872 ±178	1.3% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Madison County among the counties of New York

37th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Madison County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sullivan County	80,586	+2.7%
Chemung County	80,415	−3.9%
Clinton County	78,138	−2.0%
Cattaraugus County	75,390	−2.1%
Cayuga County	74,365	−2.3%
Madison County	67,120	−1.2%
Warren County	65,020	−0.9%
Livingston County	61,438	−0.2%
Otsego County	60,589	+3.8%
Columbia County	60,168	−2.1%
Washington County	59,353	−2.9%

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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