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Madison County, OH

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

AI Overview

Madison County, OH is a small county of 44,126 residents with a median household income of $87,045 and a poverty rate of just 9.7%, suggesting relative economic stability despite modest per capita income of $36,265. The workforce skews toward trade and manual occupations, with only 22.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.9% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 4.0%. Housing remains accessible at a median home value of $231,400 and median rent of $944/month, with a 77.5% homeownership rate, though labor force participation of 57.5% and near-flat population growth of +0.3% indicate a limited and largely static labor pool.

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

Population

44,126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$87,045

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,508 (86.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,919 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,913 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,033 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone562 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone389 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish890
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic489
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic195
  4. 4.Other Indo-European180
  5. 5.Arabic109

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,699

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,831

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,265

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,388
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,014
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,444
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,101
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,933

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,926
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,943
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,620
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,193
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,220

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.75×)2,048
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.67×)535
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.64×)3,264
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)1,304
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.23×)1,710

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$231,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$944/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,881 (15.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,527 (12.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,453 (11.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,326 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,167 (9.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,121 (9.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,993

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,390 (75.3%)
  • Worked At Home3,104 (15.2%)
  • Carpooled1,550 (7.6%)
  • Walked233 (1.1%)
  • Other109 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit39 (0.2%)

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.