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53704

Madison, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
46,730
Median household income
$74,034
People below poverty
13.7%
Median home value
$318,400

Income

The median income of households in 53704 was $74,034. An estimated 3.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.6
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 6.2
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 19.1
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1
$150,000 to $199,999 9
$200,000 or more 8.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68609
Female 55516

An estimated 82.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,194. 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 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82.6
Social Security 22.8
Retirement income 19.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 2.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.3

In 2020-2024, 13.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53704 in 2020-2024, 95.1% had health insurance coverage and 4.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.9% and public coverage was 31.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 53704 had a total population of 46,730 - 22,712 (48.6%) females and 24,018 (51.4%) males. The median age was 35.4 years. An estimated 19.1% of the population was under 18 years, 42.5% was 19 to 44 years, 22.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53704 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1196 1036
5 to 9 1816 961
10 to 14 1083 1640
15 to 19 1144 957
20 to 24 2124 1656
25 to 29 1895 2208
30 to 34 2786 2472
35 to 39 1733 1493
40 to 44 1896 1596
45 to 49 1324 1480
50 to 54 1295 1307
55 to 59 1318 1227
60 to 64 1319 1347
65 to 69 1204 1314
70 to 74 1092 891
75 to 79 484 659
80 to 84 270 290
85 and over 39 178

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 67.3% were White; 12.4% were Black or African American; 5.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.9% were Asian; 4.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.5% of the people in 53704 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 65.3% of the people in 53704 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 22,186 households in 53704. The average household size was 2.08 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.9% of the households in 53704 while cohabiting couple households made up 11% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.5% of all households, while 27.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.3% of all households.

In 53704, 19.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.9
Cohabiting Couples 11
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.8% of males and 38.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.4 45.4
Now married, except separated 38.8 38.7
Separated 0.5 1.3
Widowed 1.4 3.3
Divorced 8.9 11.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53704, 211 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91% of the people living in 53704 were U.S. natives. 57.5% of the 53704 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9% of 53704 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53704 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 53704.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 36.2
Asia 33.8
Europe 10.8
Africa 17
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53704 in 2020-2024, 11 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6% of people at least five years old; 3.6% 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 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6
Other Indo-European languages 1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.6
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 53704 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.1
Different house, same county 10.6
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 4
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 51% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53704 was 10,512 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 431 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,581. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,500.

Educational Attainment of People in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.8
High school diploma or equivalency 19.2
Some college, no degree 16.6
Associate's degree 9.3
Bachelor's degree 32.4
Graduate or professional degree 18.6

Disability

In 53704, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.2% of people under 18 years old, to 9.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 19.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53704, 71.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 19,978 72.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 6,261 22.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,268 4.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53704 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 5
Manufacturing 10
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 9.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.9
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.6
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 6.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53704 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 14,761 53.6
Service occupations 3,740 13.6
Sales and office occupations 4,292 15.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,512 5.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,221 11.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 61.7% of 53704 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 61.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.4
Walked 1.8
Other means 5
Worked from home 22.6

In 2020-2024, 53704 had a total of 23,290 housing units. Of these housing units, 48.7% 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"). 49.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 48.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 49.5
Mobile homes 1.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53704 was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 41.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53704 had 22,186 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,104 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.2% while renters occupied 47.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.27 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.88.

5.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.6% and another 9.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53704:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53704 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 70.1
Electricity 26.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 2.3
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53704 was $318,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68 % had a mortgage. 32% 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 $1,839 and for owners without a mortgage it was $828.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53704 was $1,267. 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.