Madison County, NE

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2023 Population

35,535

0.00844% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ADeb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

N/APete Ricketts

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.1

0.815% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.8%

3.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$64,637

5.72% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$196,000

4.76% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

18,280

0.967% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Madison County, NE had a population of 35.5k people with a median age of 37.1 and a median household income of $64,637. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Madison County, NE declined from 35,538 to 35,535, a −0.00844% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,139 to $64,637, a 5.72% increase.

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None of the households in Madison County, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Madison County, NE was $196,000, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Madison County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14 minutes. The average car ownership in Madison County, NE was 2 cars per household.

Madison County, NE borders Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Stanton County, NE, and Wayne County, NE.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Madison County, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Madison County, NE.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
46,527 ± 5,232 people
Guatemala
10,472 ± 2,506 people
India
6,505 ± 1,977 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Madison County, NE was Mexico, the natal country of 46,527 Madison County, NE residents, followed by Guatemala with 10,472 and India with 6,505.

Foreign-Born Population

7.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.56k people

6.72%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.39k people

As of 2023, 7.19% of Madison County, NE residents (2.56k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Madison County, NE was 6.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Madison County, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Madison County, NE employs 18.3k people. The largest industries in Madison County, NE are Manufacturing (2,972 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,683 people), and Retail Trade (2,170 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($84,549), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,188), and Wholesale Trade ($56,979).

Males in Nebraska have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,834. The income inequality in Nebraska (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

18.3k

2023 Value

± 914

0.967%

1 Year growth

± 6.88%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Madison County, NE grew at a rate of 0.967%, from 18.1k employees to 18.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madison County, NE, are Production Occupations (1,956 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,892 people), and Management Occupations (1,838 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madison County, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.3k

2023 Value

± 914

0.967%

1 Year growth

± 6.88%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Madison County, NE grew at a rate of 0.967%, from 18.1k employees to 18.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madison County, NE, are Manufacturing (2,972 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,683 people), and Retail Trade (2,170 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madison County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Madison County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,197

Median earning men ± $2,062

$34,439

Median earning women ± $3,378

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,719), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,750), and Public Administration ($62,143).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,006), Manufacturing ($45,851), and Wholesale Trade ($44,531).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

N/ADeb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

N/APete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Madison County, NE are White (815 and 81.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (132 and 13.1%), Two or More Races (16 and 1.59%), and Unknown (12 and 1.2%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Madison County, NE, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 815 degrees mean that there were 6.17 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 132 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Madison County, NE was $196,000 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $187,100 to $196,000, a 4.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Madison County, NE is 67.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Madison County, NE have an average commute time of 14 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Madison County, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Madison County, NE is $64,637. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Madison County, NE was Census Tract 9608.02 with a value of $113,344, followed by Census Tract 9608.01 and Census Tract 9612, with respective values of $86,375 and $85,000.

Housing

Property

$196,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,507

$9,559

Median Property Taxes

±$583

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Madison County, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Madison County, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2023

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 67.5% of the housing units in Madison County, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Madison County, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 9608.02
Census Tract 9608.01
Census Tract 9612

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Madison County, NE was Census Tract 9608.02 with a value of $113,344, followed by Census Tract 9608.01 and Census Tract 9612, with respective values of $86,375 and $85,000.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Madison County, NE colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,637

Median Household Income

± $2,901

14.2k

Number of Households

± 752

In 2023, the median household income of the 14.2k households in Madison County, NE grew to $64,637 from the previous year's value of $61,139.

The following chart displays the households in Madison County, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Madison County, NE is from Madison County, NE.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Madison County, NE across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.2%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (5.43%)

In 2023, 80.2% of workers in Madison County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (5.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Madison County, NE have a shorter commute time (14 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.85% of the workforce in Madison County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Madison County, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Madison County, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Madison County, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madison County, NE (4.08k out of 34.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Madison County, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 11.4% of the children was living in poverty in Madison County, NE. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

91.8% of the population of Madison County, NE has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 12.3% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.819% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Madison County, NE see 1741 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.798% decrease from the previous year (1755 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 721 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 164 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,741 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Madison County, NE

Primary care physicians in Madison County, NE see an average of 1,741 patients per year. This represents a 0.798% decrease from the previous year (1,755 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Madison County, NE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.24%

Uninsured

52.1%

Employer Coverage

12.3%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

0.819%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Madison County, NE declined by 5.9% from 8.75% to 8.24%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Madison County, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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