Madison, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Madison, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Total population: 18,793 (Urban population: 16,726, Rural population: 2,067 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 7,386 (6,515 occupied: 5,750 owner occupied, 765 renter occupied) % of renters here:   12% State:   33% Housing density: 204 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Madison, Connecticut on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Relocating from Montclair, NJ to Madison or Guilford  (39 replies) Relocating to Madison?  (23 replies) Is there something wrong with Madison?  (15 replies) Madison or East Lyme?  (23 replies) Property Taxes in Guilford and Madison  (2 replies) Relocating to Madison CT  (21 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $1,049 (lower quartile is $840, upper quartile is $1,299) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,176 Median gross rent in Madison, CT in 2007: $1,207 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 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $498,390 (it was $258,800 in 2000) Madison:   $498,390 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $342,196 - $679,531 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $618,875 Here:   $618,875 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $407,273 Here:   $407,273 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $438,331 Here:   $438,331 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $340,121 Here:   $340,121 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $628,825 Here:   $628,825 State:   $220,717 Mobile homes: $106,538 Here:   $106,538 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 17,717 In family households: 16,069 (4,146 male householders, 972 female householders) 4,688 spouses, 5,882 children (5,519 natural, 239 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 77 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 66 other relatives, 76 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,648 (440 male householders (355 living alone)), 970 female householders (861 living alone)), 238 nonrelatives In group quarters: 141 (119 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,155 2-persons, 1,027 3-persons, 1,236 4-persons, 530 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,216 1-person, 163 2-persons, 31 3-persons. 4,438 married couples with children. 470 single-parent households (98 men, 372 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, 13% speak English well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 867 (4.9%) (66.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Madison, CT: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 21 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 6 $90,000 to $99,999: 13 $100,000 to $124,999: 59 $125,000 to $149,999: 166 $150,000 to $174,999: 526 $175,000 to $199,999: 715 $200,000 to $249,999: 978 $250,000 to $299,999: 939 $300,000 to $399,999: 902 $400,000 to $499,999: 469 $500,000 to $749,999: 289 $750,000 to $999,999: 150 $1,000,000 or more: 97

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Madison: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 2 $150 to $199: 6 $200 to $249: 17 $250 to $299: 21 $300 to $349: 20 $350 to $399: 12 $400 to $449: 12 $450 to $499: 6 $500 to $549: 3 $550 to $599: 18 $600 to $649: 14 $650 to $699: 16 $700 to $749: 17 $750 to $799: 8 $800 to $899: 67 $900 to $999: 61 $1,000 to $1,249: 170 $1,250 to $1,499: 94 $1,500 to $1,999: 68 $2,000 or more: 58 No cash rent: 108

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.5%
Number of people working at home: 483 (5.5% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 7,260 (82%)
• Carpooled: 660 (7%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 40 (0%)
• Subway or elevated: 25 (0%)
• Railroad: 226 (3%)
• Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
• Walked: 95 (1%)
• Other means: 37 (0%)
• Worked at home: 483 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 150 $10,000 to $14,999: 176 $15,000 to $19,999: 184 $20,000 to $24,999: 155 $25,000 to $29,999: 182 $30,000 to $34,999: 163 $35,000 to $39,999: 174 $40,000 to $44,999: 171 $45,000 to $49,999: 229 $50,000 to $59,999: 462 $60,000 to $74,999: 635 $75,000 to $99,999: 973 $100,000 to $124,999: 917 $125,000 to $149,999: 562 $150,000 to $199,999: 624 $200,000 or more: 771

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3069

Italian: 3046

English: 2394

German: 1541

Polish: 934

Other groups: 750

United States or American: 532

Swedish: 428

Scottish: 422

Russian: 351

French (except Basque): 305

French Canadian: 201

Scotch-Irish: 150

British: 120

Ukrainian: 117

Greek: 117

Norwegian: 109

Lithuanian: 107

Dutch: 105

Hungarian: 99

Swiss: 88

Danish: 82

Austrian: 76

Czechoslovakian: 69

Eastern European: 68

Slavic: 66

Welsh: 65

Iranian: 59

Portuguese: 51

Canadian: 50

Slovak: 49

Czech: 47

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 44

Armenian: 43

Albanian: 41

Arab:: 41

Lebanese: 34

Northern European: 33

European: 32

Haitian: 26

Croatian: 23

Finnish: 21

Scandinavian: 21

Australian: 17

Pennsylvania German: 16

Brazilian: 16

West Indian: 13

Romanian: 13

Yugoslavian: 9

Alsatian: 8

Other Arab: 7

Subsaharan African:: 6

Celtic: 6

African: 6

Jamaican: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 9251
• Northeast: 5242
• Midwest: 1077
• 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

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 21.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 25.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $109,097
• Black householders: $12,987
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $183,162
• Asian householders: $103,265
• Some other race householders: $20,665
• Two or more races householders: $196,641
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $85,061

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $501,663
• Black or African American householders: $312,938
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $674,020
• Asian householders: $411,345
• Some other race householders: $361,082
• Two or more races householders: $468,348
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $512,063

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: $25,219

Here:	11.6%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	15.8%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	54.5%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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