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Madison County, ID

Demographic and economic profile of Madison County, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Madison County's economy reflects its role as a college-county hub anchored by Brigham Young University-Idaho, which explains the county's median age of just 21.4 years — among the youngest profiles a county can carry — and a bachelor's degree attainment rate of 40.3%. The labor force of roughly 36,700 participants comes at low cost, with median worker earnings of only $11,874 and a per capita income of $23,024, though an 8.8% unemployment rate and 26.8% poverty rate signal structural underemployment tied to the student population. The county grew 38.4% over five years, reaching 53,578 residents, while a median home value of $365,000 against that income base produces significant affordability pressure, with a homeownership rate of just 40.2%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

53,578

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,160

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

21.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+38.4% since 2018

Madison County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone47,573 (87.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,010 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,971 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,402 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone816 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone555 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,276
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)619
  3. 3.Other Indo-European331
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)161
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)117

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

74.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

675

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,153

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,024

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

26.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,862
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,238
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,827
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,923
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,552

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,548
  2. 2.Service Occupations7,998
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,133
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,744
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,877

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.87×)4,496
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.37×)8,803
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)3,783
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.11×)487
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.85×)539

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$365,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$965/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

40.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,176 (21.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,078 (20.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,013 (18.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999431 (8.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999393 (7.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999382 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

40.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$11,874

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,183 (58.4%)
  • Walked3,859 (13.9%)
  • Worked At Home3,684 (13.3%)
  • Carpooled3,361 (12.1%)
  • Public Transit265 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle243 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.