Demographics of Madison town, Connecticut

Madison town, Connecticut had 17,734 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +121 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 town, in four figures

17,734
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,616 ±30.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +121 people.; 51.9 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $167,442 ±$16,036
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Madison town, Connecticut's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison town, Connecticut'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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Madison town, Connecticut's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison town, Connecticut'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	17,613	100.0	100.0
2021	17,587	99.9	100.2
2022	17,575	99.8	100.7
2023	17,569	99.8	101.6
2024	17,702	100.5	102.5
2025	17,734	100.7	103.1

Population of Madison town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,613	—
2021	17,587	−26
2022	17,575	−12
2023	17,569	−6
2024	17,702	+133
2025	17,734	+32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.9 ±1.9: for men 51.2 ±3.1 and for women 52.5 ±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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	557 ±167	3.2% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,629 ±341	14.9% ±1.9	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,128 ±233	6.4% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,919 ±419	16.6% ±2.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,944 ±582	33.7% ±3.3	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,439 ±415	25.2% ±2.4	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $167,442 ±$16,036, and income per person $86,165 ±$6,367, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Madison town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	603 ±180	8.6% ±2.6	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	371 ±131	5.3% ±1.9	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	375 ±107	5.4% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	800 ±225	11.4% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	877 ±206	12.5% ±2.9	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,184 ±274	16.9% ±3.9	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,796 ±296	39.9% ±3.9	19.2% ±0.3	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	632 ±211	3.6% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 36	0% to 1.1%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	267 ±123	3.3% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	365 ±163	6.0% ±2.6	8.9% ±0.3	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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	7,949 ±352	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.1% ±5.2	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.9% ±3.0	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.4% ±1.6	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.6% ±2.4	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$583,900 ±$30,116	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,025 ±$741	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1967 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	761 ±328	4.3% ±1.9	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,886 ±475	84.5% ±2.7	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	57 to 225	0.3% to 1.3%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	895 ±344	5.1% ±2.0	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 122	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	41 to 225	0.2% to 1.3%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	748 ±245	4.2% ±1.4	4.3% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	8,121 ±695	46.1% ±3.9	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,653 ±655	43.4% ±3.7	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	98 to 294	0.6% to 1.7%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,646 ±350	9.3% ±2.0	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,361 ±304	7.7% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	96 to 474	0.5% to 2.7%	7.1% ±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 town among the places and towns of Connecticut

72nd of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Madison town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wallingford Center CDP	18,208 ±1,034
Willimantic CDP	18,096 ±642
Montville town	17,950 ±45
Killingly town	17,867 ±21
Brookfield town	17,706 ±50
Madison town	17,616 ±30
Plainville town	17,551 ±27
Seymour town	16,889 ±24
Ellington town	16,455 ±26
Wolcott town	16,279 ±44
Suffield town	15,702 ±24

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026