2022 population: 263,864 ( 5,418 from 2010 , 1,994 from 2020)
Land area: 715.5 square miles
Population density: 368.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	219,653	83.24%	5.9%
Black:	24,610	9.33%	16.8%
Indian:	613	0.23%	10.3%
Asian:	2,890	1.10%	25.5%
2+ races:	5,735	2.17%	32.7%
Hispanic:	10,363	3.93%	41.7%

Total non-White:	44,211	16.76%	23.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,771	10.9
Deaths:	7,321	13.8
Net Migration:	-699	-1.3
Net Immigration:	129	0.2

Change in White population:	-13,862	-5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,444	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
269,282
233,515	86.72%
21,066	7.82%
556	0.21%
2,303	0.86%
4,323	1.61%
7,313	2.72%
35,767	13.28%

2000
258,941
231,313	89.33%
18,825	7.27%
626	0.24%
1,565	0.60%
2,450	0.95%
3,925	1.52%
27,628	10.67%

1990
249,238
228,705	91.76%
15,954	6.40%
654	0.26%
1,480	0.59%
n/a
2,445	0.98%
20,533	8.24%

1980
247,691
229,388	92.61%
14,117	5.70%
516	0.21%
977	0.39%
n/a
2,520	1.02%
18,303	7.39%

1970
250,934
235,157	93.71%
12,939	5.16%
218	0.09%
247	0.10%
n/a
2,193	0.87%
15,777	6.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
31,486	12.2
24,596	9.5
1,479	0.6
871	0.3

2,202	0.9
8,139	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
34,369	13.8
25,930	10.4
96	0.0
561	0.2

2,608	1.0
7,095	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
36,120	14.6
23,601	9.5
-9,703	-3.9
n/a

-683	-0.3
2,230	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-21,666	-8.6
n/a

-5,769	-2.3
2,526	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison County, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
56,841	21.5%
207,023	78.5%
46,996	17.8%

108,914
2.39

70,050	64.3%
51,678	73.8%
7,055	10.1%
38,864	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
61,246	22.7%
208,036	77.3%
38,428	14.3%

108,094
2.46

71,756	66.4%
53,294	74.3%
7,293	10.2%
36,338	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
64,501	24.9%
194,440	75.1%
36,966	14.3%

101,958
2.48

70,314	69.0%
54,767	77.9%
7,219	10.3%
31,644	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
63,646	25.5%
185,592	74.5%
34,693	13.9%

94,834
2.59

69,071	72.8%
56,061	81.2%
5,961	8.6%
25,763	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
70,116	28.3%
177,575	71.7%
29,244	11.8%

89,059
2.75

68,207	76.6%
57,912	84.9%
5,191	7.6%
20,852	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Madison County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,295	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,702	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,513	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,293	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,756	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,854	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,968	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,913	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,600	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,722	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,087	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,846	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,872	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,305	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,048	8.3%
$200,000 or more	9,140	8.4%

Median Household Income	71,759
Per Capita Income	38,828

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,934	5.4%
Public Assistance	2,454	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,450	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	117,478	72.3%
Unemployed	6,455	4.0%
In Armed Forces	264	0.2%

Total Labor Force	124,197	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	38,202	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	50,049	41,310	54.8%
Non-Profit	3,715	8,274	31.0%
Self-Employed	5,783	3,436	62.7%

Local Government	3,677	5,319	40.9%
State Government	2,014	2,488	44.7%
Federal Government	1,666	1,513	52.4%

Total Private + Self	55,832	44,746	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,072	17,594	38.6%
Total	66,904	62,340	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20,519	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	27,382	21.2%
Professional, Technical	29,216	22.6%
Service Occupations	22,263	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	221	0.2%
All others	29,931	23.1%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,049	14.0%
Retail trade	15,624	12.1%
Manufacturing	15,135	11.7%
Educational services	11,805	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	9,970	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,448	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	8,105	6.3%
Construction	7,640	5.9%
Finance and insurance	5,540	4.3%
Other services	5,498	4.3%
Public administration	5,113	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,975	3.8%
Wholesale trade	3,225	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,614	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,797	1.4%
Utilities	1,759	1.4%
Information	1,705	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	839	0.6%
Management	247	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	223	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,983	2.63%
Puerto Rican	509	0.19%
Cuban	268	0.10%
Dominican	16	0.01%

Total Central American	617	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	487	0.18%
Honduran	19	0.01%
Nicaraguan	44	0.02%
Panamanian	55	0.02%
Salvadoran	12	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	560	0.21%
Argentinean	88	0.03%
Bolivian	7	0.00%
Chilean	42	0.02%
Colombian	154	0.06%
Ecuadorian	128	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	116	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	25	0.01%

Other Hispanic	776	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	602	0.23%
Indian	447	0.17%
Filipino	429	0.16%
Vietnamese	323	0.12%
Korean	255	0.10%
Japanese	120	0.05%
Thai	34	0.01%
Laotian	29	0.01%
Burmese	18	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	241,893	96.3%
Spanish	5,357	2.1%
Other Indo-European	558	0.2%
Other	530	0.2%
Chinese	490	0.2%
German, other Germanic	461	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	455	0.2%
Other Asian	400	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	346	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	70,231	26.5%
Irish	35,128	13.2%
English	29,413	11.1%
American	13,425	5.1%
Italian	11,822	4.5%
Polish	6,458	2.4%
French	6,224	2.3%
European	4,181	1.6%
Dutch	3,189	1.2%
Scottish	3,161	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,340	0.9%
Swedish	1,733	0.7%
Welsh	1,520	0.6%
Croatian	1,431	0.5%
Swiss	1,425	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	263,272	99.2%
Not a citizen	2,240	0.8%

Native	259,766	97.8%
Foreign-born	5,746	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,273	1.8%	9,025	4.9%	53,081	28.7%	65,082	35.2%	34,114	18.5%	20,099	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,273	1.8%
9-12 Years	9,025	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	53,081	28.7%
Some College	65,082	35.2%
Bach. Degree	34,114	18.5%
Grad Degree	20,099	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	127,831	120,015	7,816	6.1%	6.3%
1991	126,400	117,306	9,094	7.2%	7.3%
1992	127,216	117,850	9,366	7.4%	7.9%
1993	126,501	117,853	8,648	6.8%	7.5%
1994	125,651	119,166	6,485	5.2%	5.8%
1995	125,977	119,479	6,498	5.2%	5.2%
1996	128,629	122,208	6,421	5.0%	5.3%
1997	131,249	125,970	5,279	4.0%	4.8%
1998	130,966	125,589	5,377	4.1%	4.5%
1999	131,048	125,755	5,293	4.0%	4.4%

2000	133,067	127,516	5,551	4.2%	4.4%
2001	131,833	125,421	6,412	4.9%	5.4%
2002	131,005	123,904	7,101	5.4%	6.6%
2003	131,702	123,607	8,095	6.1%	6.7%
2004	132,236	124,327	7,909	6.0%	6.2%
2005	135,717	128,384	7,333	5.4%	5.7%
2006	137,984	131,203	6,781	4.9%	4.6%
2007	140,460	132,839	7,621	5.4%	5.1%
2008	139,466	130,274	9,192	6.6%	6.5%
2009	138,151	123,884	14,267	10.3%	10.2%

2010	138,482	124,794	13,688	9.9%	10.5%
2011	137,700	125,357	12,343	9.0%	9.8%
2012	135,081	123,107	11,974	8.9%	9.0%
2013	133,115	121,325	11,790	8.9%	9.1%
2014	132,263	122,876	9,387	7.1%	7.2%
2015	133,247	125,231	8,016	6.0%	6.0%
2016	135,685	127,691	7,994	5.9%	5.9%
2017	134,305	127,901	6,404	4.8%	5.0%
2018	134,755	128,719	6,036	4.5%	4.4%
2019	135,105	130,057	5,048	3.7%	4.0%

2020	131,452	121,270	10,182	7.7%	9.5%
2021	132,172	125,585	6,587	5.0%	6.1%
2022	131,598	126,670	4,928	3.7%	4.6%
2023	132,488	127,016	5,472	4.1%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	118,715
Median Value	$159,400

Occupied	108,914	91.7%
Vacant	9,801	8.3%

Owned	79,667	73.1%
Rented	29,247	26.9%
Median Rent	$938

Single-Family Units	96,771	81.5%
Detached	93,628	78.9%
Attached	3,143	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,971	7.6%
Mobile Homes	2,825	2.4%

Madison County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Madison County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Madison County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Madison County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Madison County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Madison County, IL