Madison Center, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

1,981

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

60.4

2.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.15%

102% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$178,194

6.59% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Madison Center, CT is home to a population of 1.98k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.9% of Madison Center, CT residents were born outside of the country (97 people).

In 2024, there were 24.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.8k people) in Madison Center, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 74 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 59 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Madison Center, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Madison Center, CT was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Madison Center, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Madison Center, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.8k ± 350
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
74 ± 88
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
59 ± 73

1.16%

Hispanic Population

23 people

1.16% of the people in Madison Center, CT are hispanic (23 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Madison Center, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

97 people

5.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

As of 2024, 4.9% of Madison Center, CT residents (97 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Madison Center, CT was 5.67%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

51 ± 46

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Madison Center, CT.

Economy

The economy of Madison Center, CT employs 1.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Madison Center, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (154 people), and Retail Trade (147 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($246,042), Wholesale Trade ($243,531), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($178,393).

Employment

Occupations

1.02k

2024 Value

± 226

7.06%

1 Year growth

± 30.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Madison Center, CT grew at a rate of 7.06%, from 949 employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madison Center, CT, are Sales & Related Occupations (188 people), Management Occupations (170 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (94 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madison Center, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.02k

2024 Value

± 226

7.06%

1 Year growth

± 30.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Madison Center, CT grew at a rate of 7.06%, from 949 employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madison Center, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (154 people), and Retail Trade (147 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madison Center, CT, though some of these residents may live in Madison Center, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$83,654

Median earning men ± $81,568

$80,217

Median earning women ± $27,074

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($195,833), Manufacturing ($158,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,481), and Retail Trade ($50,778).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Madison Center, CT was $841,800 in 2024, which is 2.53 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $816,800 to $841,800, a 3.06% increase. The homeownership rate in Madison Center, CT is 61.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Madison Center, CT have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Madison Center, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$841,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$104,742

$572

Median Property Taxes

±$160

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 Center, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.2%

Homeownership

2024

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.2% of the housing units in Madison Center, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$178,194

Median Household Income

± $59,201

935

Number of Households

± 198

In 2024, the median household income of the 935 households in Madison Center, CT declined from $178,194 from the previous year's value of $190,769.

The following chart displays the households in Madison Center, CT 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Madison Center, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.4%)
Worked At Home (27.2%)
Walked (7.97%)

In 2024, 58.4% of workers in Madison Center, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.2%) and those who walked to work (7.97%).

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

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Madison Center, CT have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.95% of the workforce in Madison Center, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madison Center, CT (158 out of 1.94k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Madison Center, CT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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