1. All Cities
  2. Wisconsin, Wisconsin smaller cities, Wisconsin small towns
  3. Wisconsin forum
  4. Madison, Wisconsin main profile
  5. US Houses and Residents
  6. Madison, Wisconsin Houses and Residents


Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Madison, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $358,500 (it was $137,700 in 2000)
Madison:

$358,500
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $273,700 - $470,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $403,546
Here:

$403,546
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $275,478
Here:

$275,478
State:

$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $428,224
Here:

$428,224
State:

$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,357
Here:

$295,357
State:

$216,833

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $308,250
Here:

$308,250
State:

$280,537

Mobile homes: $24,586
Here:

$24,586
State:

$79,042

Total population: 245,691 (Urban population: 207,057, Rural population: 468 (12 farm, 456 nonfarm))

Houses: 134,390 (129,568 occupied: 59,349 owner occupied, 70,219 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

54%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,957 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $253,700.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,171 (lower quartile is $943, upper quartile is $1,495)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,788


Median gross rent in Madison, WI in 2022: $1,260

Housing units in Madison with a mortgage: 39,894 (8,200 second mortgage, 158 home equity loan, 7,558 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,357

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $117,652

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $102,584

Median monthly housing costs: $1,365

Compare current foreclosures in Madison, WI:

Check out more offers in Madison, WI.
Powered by Foreclosure.com

Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Latest news about housing in Madison, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Madison, WI forum
Recent posts about housing in Madison, Wisconsin on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users:
Pro-rated move-in dates in Madison apartments?  (2 replies)
Madison Area Rental Homes  (3 replies)
Moving to Madison in June with teens...temp rental?  (1 reply)
Are there nice houses for rent in Madison?  (6 replies)
News, Occupy Madison builds first house in planned eco-village for the homeless.  (2 replies)
Older female considering Madison or San Antonio  (52 replies)
Madison, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1975

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship:

Households: 272,907
  • Male householders: 64,546 (23,068 living alone), Female householders: 65,022 (24,652 living alone)
  • 42,601 spouses (42,212 opposite-sex spouses), 13,528 unmarried partners, (13,094 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 48,858 children (45,239 natural, 2,345 adopted, 1,274 stepchildren), 1,204 grandchildren, 1,742 brothers or sisters, 494 parents, 0 foster children, 1,362 other relatives, 20,081 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 13,469

Size of family households: 32,514 2-persons, 12,844 3-persons, 8,608 4-persons, 3,459 5-persons, 929 6-persons, 306 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 47,720 1-person, 17,149 2-persons, 2,398 3-persons, 2,553 4-persons, 697 5-persons, 391 6-persons.

25,320 married couples with children.
13,936 single-parent households (4,778 men, 9,158 women).

86.0% of residents of Madison speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 28,595 (10.5%)
(47.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Madison, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2,1521 bedroom
  • 13,8582 bedrooms
  • 28,7663 bedrooms
  • 12,0224 bedrooms
  • 2,5515+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 7,729no bedroom
  • 22,6391 bedroom
  • 27,0582 bedrooms
  • 8,9313 bedrooms
  • 2,9914 bedrooms
  • 8715+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 897no vehicle
  • 23,6651 vehicle
  • 27,2712 vehicles
  • 6,1113 vehicles
  • 1,0924 vehicles
  • 3135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in renter-occupied apartments
  • 14,376no vehicle
  • 35,7621 vehicle
  • 17,1462 vehicles
  • 2,6793 vehicles
  • 1074 vehicles
  • 1495+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Madison, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 6862 rooms
  • 2,1123 rooms
  • 5,0764 rooms
  • 10,6765 rooms
  • 13,0296 rooms
  • 10,5527 rooms
  • 7,1118 rooms
  • 10,1079+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 6,3651 room
  • 10,6902 rooms
  • 18,1373 rooms
  • 17,1324 rooms
  • 10,6405 rooms
  • 3,0696 rooms
  • 1,7287 rooms
  • 7498 rooms
  • 1,7099+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Madison, WI
Madison city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Madison, WI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Madison, WI in 2022
  • 9,377Less than $10,000
  • 8,485$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9,474$20,000 to $29,999
  • 9,444$30,000 to $39,999
  • 9,155$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,762$50,000 to $59,999
  • 12,349$60,000 to $74,999
  • 15,592$75,000 to $99,999
  • 12,770$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,938$125,000 to $149,999
  • 12,038$150,000 to $199,999
  • 14,184$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Madison, WI

  • Distribution of house value in Madison, WI in 2022
  • 254Less than $10,000
  • 142$10,000 to $14,999
  • 109$15,000 to $19,999
  • 104$20,000 to $24,999
  • 163$25,000 to $29,999
  • 66$30,000 to $34,999
  • 68$35,000 to $39,999
  • 167$40,000 to $49,999
  • 32$50,000 to $59,999
  • 66$60,000 to $69,999
  • 73$70,000 to $79,999
  • 158$80,000 to $89,999
  • 82$90,000 to $99,999
  • 543$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,300$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,228$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,482$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,699$200,000 to $249,999
  • 8,083$250,000 to $299,999
  • 16,178$300,000 to $399,999
  • 9,914$400,000 to $499,999
  • 8,374$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,258$750,000 to $999,999
  • 625$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 68$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 329$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Madison, WI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Madison, WI in 2022
  • 189Less than $100
  • 90$100 to $149
  • 364$200 to $249
  • 313$250 to $299
  • 34$300 to $349
  • 71$350 to $399
  • 316$400 to $449
  • 606$450 to $499
  • 283$500 to $549
  • 701$550 to $599
  • 787$600 to $649
  • 969$650 to $699
  • 1,746$700 to $749
  • 1,661$750 to $799
  • 5,260$800 to $899
  • 9,158$900 to $999
  • 17,650$1,000 to $1,249
  • 12,014$1,250 to $1,499
  • 11,667$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,956$2,000 to $2,499
  • 881$2,500 to $2,999
  • 454$3,000 to $3,499
  • 118$3,500 or more
  • 931No cash rent
Work and jobs in Madison: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.5%
Number of people working at home: 31,368 (20.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,987
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 13,544
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 22,427
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 29,435
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 21,586
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 10,849
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 12,143
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,742
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,502
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,942
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,353
  • 90 or more minutes: 728
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Madison

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 124,147 (63.1%)
  • Carpooled: 15,197 (7.7%)
  • Bus: 7,841 (4.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,983 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 3,949 (2.0%)
  • Walked: 12,248 (6.2%)
  • Worked at home: 31,368 (15.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 2.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 1.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 13.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 3.8%Females
Races in Madison detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Madison, Wisconsin
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 16,4142010 or later
  • 6,0852000 to 2009
  • 4,4941990 to 1999
  • 3,7241980 to 1989
  • 1,6441970 to 1979
  • 1,579Before 1970
Ancestries in Madison, WI

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 24,336 (19.3%)
  • Irish: 7,176 (5.7%)
  • English: 5,514 (4.4%)
  • Norwegian: 4,455 (3.5%)
  • European: 4,388 (3.5%)
  • African: 4,105 (3.3%)
  • Polish: 3,985 (3.2%)
  • American: 3,808 (3.0%)
  • Italian: 3,047 (2.4%)
  • Dutch: 1,216 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 1,153 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 911 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 891 (0.7%)
  • Swiss: 646 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 611 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 600 (0.5%)
  • French: 580 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 549 (0.4%)
  • British: 533 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 513 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 445 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 393 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 382 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 380 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 352 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 329 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 308 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 301 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 268 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 260 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 237 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 220 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 204 (0.2%)
  • Somali: 196 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 175 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 165 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 159 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 151 (0.1%)
  • Liberian: 151 (0.1%)
  • Senegalese: 151 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 140 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 135 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 131 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 129 (0.1%)
  • Luxembourger: 126 (0.10%)
  • Ethiopian: 120 (0.10%)
  • Slavic: 103 (0.08%)
  • Arab: 100 (0.08%)
  • Portuguese: 95 (0.08%)
  • Latvian: 82 (0.06%)
  • Slovene: 81 (0.06%)
  • Ghanaian: 78 (0.06%)
  • Israeli: 58 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 55 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 54 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 50 (0.04%)
  • West Indian: 46 (0.04%)
  • German Russian: 45 (0.04%)
  • Serbian: 45 (0.04%)
  • Iraqi: 41 (0.03%)
  • Afghan: 41 (0.03%)
  • Haitian: 39 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 37 (0.03%)
  • Sudanese: 36 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 36 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 35 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 34 (0.03%)
  • Icelander: 28 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 26 (0.02%)
  • Macedonian: 23 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 22 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 13 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 9 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 8 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 8 (0.01%)
  • Zimbabwean: 8 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Madison:

13.9% (4,232)
Wisconsin:

5.1% (15,165)

Mexico
Madison:

12.9% (3,929)
Wisconsin:

29.5% (87,182)

India
Madison:

12.3% (3,730)
Wisconsin:

8.0% (23,594)

Korea
Madison:

3.1% (948)
Wisconsin:

1.8% (5,320)

Taiwan
Madison:

2.4% (742)
Wisconsin:

0.7% (1,987)

Thailand
Madison:

2.4% (728)
Wisconsin:

3.3% (9,655)

Canada
Madison:

2.2% (662)
Wisconsin:

2.3% (6,747)

Venezuela
Madison:

2.1% (632)
Wisconsin:

0.8% (2,302)

Other Western Africa
Madison:

2.0% (622)
Wisconsin:

0.5% (1,409)

Laos
Madison:

2.0% (616)
Wisconsin:

4.3% (12,681)

Colombia
Madison:

1.7% (527)
Wisconsin:

1.0% (3,036)

Philippines
Madison:

1.7% (506)
Wisconsin:

3.1% (9,280)

Poland
Madison:

1.7% (503)
Wisconsin:

1.5% (4,321)

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

  • This state: 142,424
  • Other state: 98,258
  • Northeast: 14,487
  • Midwest: 55,151
  • South: 14,860
  • West: 13,760

73.1% of Madison residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42.2% lived in Wisconsin.


Madison:

73.1%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 388
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 106
  • 5th and 6th grade: 6
  • 7th and 8th grade: 100
  • 9th grade: 226
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 379
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 505
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,729
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,974
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,602
  • Associate degree: 8,204
  • Bachelor's degree: 27,627
  • Master's degree: 12,238
  • Professional school degree: 4,435
  • Doctorate degree: 5,856
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 682
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 337
  • 5th and 6th grade: 170
  • 7th and 8th grade: 156
  • 9th grade: 23
  • 10th grade: 182
  • 11th grade: 257
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 733
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,215
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,210
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,525
  • Associate degree: 7,766
  • Bachelor's degree: 30,028
  • Master's degree: 16,627
  • Professional school degree: 2,600
  • Doctorate degree: 3,809
Educational Attainment for Females
Madison marital status for males
Madison marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 52,114
  • One, attached: 7,504
  • Two: 5,027
  • 3 or 4: 7,626
  • 5 to 9: 12,227
  • 10 to 19: 9,023
  • 20 to 49: 20,271
  • 50 or more: 20,112
  • Mobile homes: 413
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 73

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,245

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Madison
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Madison, WI
  • 86.5%Utility gas
  • 10.3%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Madison, WI
  • 54.2%Utility gas
  • 41.1%Electricity
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,669
Here:

13.7%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,099
Here:

11.7%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,441
Here:

6.1%
Wisconsin:

17.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
  1. All Cities
  2. Wisconsin, Wisconsin smaller cities, Wisconsin small towns
  3. Wisconsin forum
  4. Madison, Wisconsin main profile
  5. US Houses and Residents
  6. Madison, Wisconsin Houses and Residents