Demographics of Madison borough, New Jersey

Madison borough, New Jersey had 16,607 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −305 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Madison borough, in four figures

16,607
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,447 ±39.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −305 people.; 38.2 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $171,471 ±$19,397
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Madison borough, New Jersey's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison borough, New Jersey'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Madison borough, New Jersey's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison borough, New Jersey'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	16,912	100.0	100.0
2021	15,909	94.1	100.2
2022	16,258	96.1	100.7
2023	16,491	97.5	101.6
2024	16,476	97.4	102.5
2025	16,607	98.2	103.1

Population of Madison borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,912	—
2021	15,909	−1,003
2022	16,258	+349
2023	16,491	+233
2024	16,476	−15
2025	16,607	+131

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±2.4: for men 37.0 ±2.5 and for women 40.6 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Madison borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	919 ±219	5.6% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,895 ±316	17.6% ±1.9	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,233 ±275	13.6% ±1.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,600 ±386	21.9% ±2.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,617 ±383	28.1% ±2.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,183 ±278	13.3% ±1.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $171,471 ±$19,397, and income per person $89,692 ±$6,248, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Madison borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	359 ±126	6.4% ±2.2	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	484 ±148	8.6% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	440 ±151	7.8% ±2.7	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	309 ±120	5.5% ±2.1	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	903 ±188	16.1% ±3.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	735 ±191	13.1% ±3.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,384 ±195	42.5% ±2.8	21.6% ±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 borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	480 ±151	3.2% ±1.0	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 98	0% to 2.6%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	244 ±99	3.0% ±1.2	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	81 to 307	2.8% to 10.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madison borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	5,781 ±270	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±1.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 4.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.8% ±3.4	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.2% ±3.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$943,200 ±$43,310	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,253 ±$120	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,189 ±545	13.3% ±3.3	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,071 ±622	73.4% ±3.8	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	210 ±83	1.3% ±0.5	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,040 ±283	6.3% ±1.7	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 133	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	859 ±295	5.2% ±1.8	3.5% ±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 borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	8,227 ±569	50.0% ±3.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,451 ±512	33.1% ±3.1	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	334 ±127	2.0% ±0.8	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,435 ±470	14.8% ±2.9	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,474 ±330	9.0% ±2.0	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	961 ±327	5.8% ±2.0	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Madison borough among the places of New Jersey

72nd of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Madison borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Preakness CDP	18,520 ±1,037
Dumont borough	18,279 ±55
Avenel CDP	17,121 ±1,128
New Milford borough	16,995 ±34
North Arlington borough	16,461 ±34
Madison borough	16,447 ±39
South River borough	16,124 ±27
Princeton Meadows CDP	15,561 ±745
Tenafly borough	15,319 ±32
Phillipsburg town	15,299 ±26
Asbury Park city	15,295 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 9 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 11 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 20 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 77 Places by median household income
No. 79 Places in New Jersey by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026