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53703

Madison, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,659
Median household income
$47,847
People below poverty
39.6%
Median home value
$471,800

Income

The median income of households in 53703 was $47,847. An estimated 14.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.8
$10,000 to $14,999 8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 13.2
$50,000 to $74,999 12.7
$75,000 to $99,999 9.8
$100,000 to $149,999 11.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.8
$200,000 or more 8.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64223
Female 51713

An estimated 87.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 9.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 8.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,519. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.4
Social Security 9.1
Retirement income 8.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 39.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 42.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 39.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 42.1

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 5.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 7.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53703 in 2020-2024, 95.6% had health insurance coverage and 4.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.1% and public coverage was 15.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.7%.


In 2020-2024, 53703 had a total population of 37,659 - 18,880 (50.1%) females and 18,779 (49.9%) males. The median age was 24.8 years. An estimated 2.8% of the population was under 18 years, 73.5% was 19 to 44 years, 9.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53703 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 111 200
5 to 9 174 66
10 to 14 127 82
15 to 19 1667 1616
20 to 24 6751 8468
25 to 29 3305 2990
30 to 34 2182 1348
35 to 39 976 612
40 to 44 713 342
45 to 49 328 573
50 to 54 363 339
55 to 59 331 413
60 to 64 663 413
65 to 69 322 428
70 to 74 451 453
75 to 79 205 188
80 to 84 44 101
85 and over 66 248

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78.4% were White; 3.2% were Black or African American; 3.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 8.9% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.9% of the people in 53703 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 76.8% of the people in 53703 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,373 households in 53703. The average household size was 1.73 people.

Married-couple households made up 10.8% of the households in 53703 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.6% of all households, while 40.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 29.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 54.1% of all households.

In 53703, 3.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 9.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 10.8
Cohabiting Couples 9.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 12.7% of males and 12.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 81.1 80.1
Now married, except separated 12.7 12.8
Separated 0.7 0.5
Widowed 0.7 1.9
Divorced 4.8 4.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53703, 10 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.9% of the people living in 53703 were U.S. natives. 42.6% of the 53703 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.1% of 53703 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 33.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53703 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 53703.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 15
Asia 57.6
Europe 23.9
Africa 1.9
Northern America 1.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53703 in 2020-2024, 13.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.1% of people at least five years old; 2.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.1
Other Indo-European languages 5.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.8
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 51.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 53703 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 51.4
Different house, same county 29.9
Different county, same state 5.8
Different state 10.5
Abroad 2.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 70.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53703 was 17,096 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 87 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 831. College or graduate school enrollment was 16,178.

Educational Attainment of People in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.1
High school diploma or equivalency 12.2
Some college, no degree 9.9
Associate's degree 4.3
Bachelor's degree 38.5
Graduate or professional degree 32.1

Disability

In 53703, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53703, 68.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 25.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,403 72.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 6,443 25.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 422 1.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53703 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 1.3
Manufacturing 6.4
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.2
Information 3.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 34.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53703 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 14,985 59.3
Service occupations 4,005 15.9
Sales and office occupations 4,466 17.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 309 1.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,503 5.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 36.1% of 53703 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 36.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.8
Walked 22.9
Other means 6.2
Worked from home 18.9

In 2020-2024, 53703 had a total of 21,171 housing units. Of these housing units, 10.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 89.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 10.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 89.1
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

22.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53703 was 3.3 rooms, and of these housing units 24.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53703 had 20,373 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 798 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 14.6% while renters occupied 85.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.84 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.71.

13.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 32.6% and another 4.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53703:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53703 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 56
Electricity 42.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53703 was $471,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.9 % had a mortgage. 40.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,687 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,188.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53703 was $1,488. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.