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Madison WI - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	208,054	83 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 630) (100%)
Average Income	$41,941	7,314 (71%)	260 (59%)
Median House Value	$139,300	4,268 (83%)	77 (88%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	84.0%	18,062 (of 25,150) (28%)	604 (of 630) (4%)
% Black Population	5.8%	5,352 (79%)	10 (98%)
% Hispanic Population	4.1%	7,029 (72%)	53 (92%)
% Asian Population	5.8%	1,052 (96%)	5 (99%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,995 (56%)	244 (61%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	92.4%	2,647 (of 25,150) (89%)	53 (of 630) (92%)
% College Graduates	48.2%	1,259 (95%)	19 (97%)
% Never Married	44.3%	620 (98%)	8 (99%)
% Married	41.6%	23,430 (7%)	612 (3%)
% Seperated	1.1%	16,264 (35%)	292 (54%)
% Divorced	9.1%	15,056 (40%)	365 (42%)
% Foreign Born	9.1%	3,507 (86%)	11 (98%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	92,353	76 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 630) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	16.9%	13,214 (47%)	494 (22%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.7%	12,485 (50%)	381 (40%)
Average Rooms in House	4.8	22,441 (11%)	610 (3%)
% Households with No Car	11.8%	4,993 (80%)	65 (90%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	9.6%	22,582 (10%)	604 (4%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,656 (85%)	69 (89%)
Median House Value	$139,300	4,268 (83%)	77 (88%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.4%	13,136 (48%)	439 (30%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.0%	3,109 (88%)	40 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$644	4,825 (81%)	76 (88%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	73.1%	2,724 (of 25,150) (89%)	149 (of 630) (76%)
% Drive Alone to Work	65.7%	22,264 (11%)	598 (5%)
% Take Public Transportation	7.2%	1,151 (95%)	3 (100%)
% Walk to Work	10.7%	1,986 (92%)	38 (94%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	18.3	20,647 (18%)	488 (23%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.7%	12,732 (49%)	213 (66%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.5%	6,317 (75%)	134 (79%)
Median Household Income	$41,941	7,314 (71%)	260 (59%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.6%	16,798 (33%)	265 (58%)
Per Capita Income	$23,498	4,171 (83%)	95 (85%)
Male Worker Income	$36,718	7,012 (72%)	193 (69%)
Female Worker Income	$30,551	3,872 (85%)	51 (92%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	5.8%	15,378 (39%)	195 (69%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.0%	8,421 (67%)	51 (92%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	72 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Paradise, Nevada	0.89
Glendale, Arizona	0.89
Lincoln, Nebraska	0.89
Modesto, California	0.88
Boise City, Idaho	0.88
Tacoma, Washington	0.87
Reno, Nevada	0.87
Salt Lake City, Utah	0.86
Tempe, Arizona	0.86
Vancouver, Washington	0.86

Madison WI Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Swiss People	3,898	5
Norwegian People	21,487	9
People Who Walk to Work	12,755	17
German People	74,418	20
Czech People	3,488	21

Madison WI Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 630)
Chinese Population	3,531	1
Percent Chinese Population	1.7%	1
Japanese Population	597	1
Korean Population	1,603	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	10,377	1

Madison WI Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	0.0%	24,780
Percent Family Households	47.7%	24,728
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	0.0%	24,715
Percent Coal or Coke Fueled Households	0.0%	24,715
Percent Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	0.0%	24,711

Madison WI Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 630)
Percent Family Households	47.7%	626
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	39.2%	624
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22.0%	622
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.7%	621
Percent Native Population	90.9%	620

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Madison WI	Paradise, Nevada
Total Population	186,070	208,054
Average Age	35.3	30.6
Average Income	$39,376	$41,941
Median House Value	$140,600	$139,300
% White Population	72.5%	84.0%
% Black Population	6.6%	5.8%
% Asian Population	6.5%	5.8%
% Hispanic Population	23.5%	4.1%

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