Housing density: 204 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $371,867.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,528 (lower quartile is $1,139, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,713
Median gross rent in Madison, CT in 2022: $1,741
Housing units in Madison with a mortgage: 4,010 (442 second mortgage, 646 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,320
In family households: 686,398 (135,155 male householders, 80,594 female householders)
152,067 spouses, 248,015 children (234,078 natural, 5,289 adopted, 8,648 stepchildren), 16,153 grandchildren, 8,819 brothers or sisters, 9,694 parents, foster children, 10,947 other relatives, 19,201 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146,881 (52,812 male householders (40,674 living alone)), 65,941 female householders (55,844 living alone)), 28,128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29,198 (10,313 institutionalized population)
129,243 married couples with children.
54,016 single-parent households (8,416 men, 45,600 women).
94.3% of residents of Madison speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 1,339 (7.0%)
(75.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Madison, Connecticut
1631995 to March 2000
971990 to 1994
901985 to 1989
291980 to 1984
631975 to 1979
821970 to 1974
941965 to 1969
249Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 4,461 (18.8%)
Italian: 3,673 (15.5%)
English: 3,402 (14.4%)
German: 2,988 (12.6%)
Other: 1,896 (8.0%)
Polish: 1,264 (5.3%)
French: 780 (3.3%)
Swedish: 739 (3.1%)
Scottish: 724 (3.1%)
Russian: 547 (2.3%)
United States: 532 (2.2%)
French Canadian: 354 (1.5%)
Scotch-Irish: 271 (1.1%)
Hungarian: 226 (1.0%)
Czech: 222 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 220 (0.9%)
Dutch: 186 (0.8%)
Lithuanian: 180 (0.8%)
Welsh: 169 (0.7%)
Swiss: 151 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 139 (0.6%)
Greek: 124 (0.5%)
Danish: 110 (0.5%)
Portuguese: 106 (0.4%)
Slovak: 96 (0.4%)
Arab: 69 (0.3%)
West Indian: 44 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 6 (0.03%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Madison:
14.2% (123)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Italy
Madison:
10.3% (89)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Poland
Madison:
8.9% (77)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
India
Madison:
8.9% (77)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Germany
Madison:
7.7% (67)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Canada
Madison:
6.3% (55)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Iran
Madison:
4.7% (41)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,513)
Mexico
Madison:
3.8% (33)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,282)
Sweden
Madison:
3.5% (30)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,374)
Ireland
Madison:
3.3% (29)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Madison:
3.2% (28)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Other Eastern Europe
Madison:
2.8% (24)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Philippines
Madison:
2.8% (24)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Yugoslavia
Madison:
2.5% (22)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,894)
Brazil
Madison:
1.8% (16)
Connecticut:
2.8% (10,379)
Greece
Madison:
1.7% (15)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,622)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,251
Other state: 7,539
Northeast: 5,242
Midwest: 1,077
South: 791
West: 429
60% of Madison residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 62
High school graduate (or equivalency): 819
Less than 1 year of college: 201
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 638
Associate degree: 294
Bachelor's degree: 1,930
Master's degree: 945
Professional school degree: 471
Doctorate degree: 243
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 988
Less than 1 year of college: 332
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 958
Associate degree: 563
Bachelor's degree: 1,925
Master's degree: 1,070
Professional school degree: 273
Doctorate degree: 112
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,536
One, attached: 344
Two: 167
3 or 4: 159
5 to 9: 143
20 to 49: 16
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,368
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%