Demographics of Madison city, Indiana

Madison city, Indiana had 12,304 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −23 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 city, in four figures

12,304
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,223 ±24.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −23 people.; 44.4 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,183 ±$4,680
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 city, Indiana's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Madison city, Indiana's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison city, 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	12,327	100.0	100.0
2021	12,118	98.3	100.2
2022	12,087	98.1	100.7
2023	12,164	98.7	101.6
2024	12,206	99.0	102.5
2025	12,304	99.8	103.1

Population of Madison city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,327	—
2021	12,118	−209
2022	12,087	−31
2023	12,164	+77
2024	12,206	+42
2025	12,304	+98

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±1.9: for men 41.3 ±3.1 and for women 47.2 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Madison city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	625 ±180	5.1% ±1.5	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,580 ±280	12.9% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,103 ±225	9.0% ±1.8	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,924 ±369	23.9% ±3.0	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,551 ±452	29.1% ±3.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,440 ±338	20.0% ±2.8	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,183 ±$4,680, and income per person $33,509 ±$3,912, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,066 ±298	21.6% ±5.9	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	842 ±227	17.1% ±4.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,114 ±238	22.6% ±4.7	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	606 ±225	12.3% ±4.5	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	787 ±228	16.0% ±4.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	93 to 301	1.9% to 6.1%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	312 ±139	6.3% ±2.8	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,686 ±518	14.9% ±4.6	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	172 to 528	16.0% ±7.7	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	908 ±317	16.1% ±5.4	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	428 ±161	12.3% ±4.4	9.6% ±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 city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	5,710 ±286	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.2% ±1.9	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.8% ±4.5	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±4.7	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±6.7	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$203,100 ±$18,809	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$820 ±$68	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±3	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	106 to 388	0.9% to 3.2%	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,956 ±332	89.6% ±2.7	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	266 ±98	2.2% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	52 to 260	0.4% to 2.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	31 to 471	0.3% to 3.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	331 ±96	2.7% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	7,647 ±624	62.6% ±5.1	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,362 ±622	35.7% ±5.1	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 86	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	69 to 279	0.6% to 2.3%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 89	0% to 0.7%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 242	0.2% to 2.0%	3.7% ±0.1	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 city among the places of Indiana

73rd of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Madison city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lake Station city	13,185 ±475
Connersville city	13,109 ±325
Whitestown town	12,466 ±335
Washington city	12,367 ±24
Greensburg city	12,229 ±385
Madison city	12,223 ±24
Martinsville city	11,933 ±37
Danville town	11,714 ±499
Yorktown town	11,699 ±40
Huntertown town	11,379 ±352
Lowell town	11,073 ±59

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Indiana by median age
No. 10 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 32 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 38 Places in Indiana by median home value
No. 45 Places in Indiana by homeownership rate
No. 47 Places in Indiana by median household income

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