Moving to Madison, Nebraska
Population: 2,367. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,309 (-2.5% change)
Males: 1,234 (52.1%), Females: 1,133 (47.9%)
Madison County
Zip code: 68748
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $35,758
Median house value: $53,700
Population by Race
Races in Madison:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.9%)
- Hispanic (33.9%)
- Other race (22.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (36.7%), Irish (6.8%), Czech (6.0%), English (3.0%), Swedish (2.5%), Polish (2.2%).
Elevation: 1581 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Madison
- High school or higher: 60.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Madison city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 4.6%
20.9% Foreign born (20.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +207 (+9.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Madison:
- FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 14 miles; NORFOLK, NE)
- NORFOLK REGIONAL CENTER (about 14 miles; NORFOLK, NE)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; COLUMBUS, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madison:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 76 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 84 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Madison:
- COLUMBUS MUNI (about 29 miles; COLUMBUS, NE; Abbreviation: OLU)
- GENOA MUNI (about 34 miles; GENOA, NE; Abbreviation: 97Y)
- ALBION MUNI (about 42 miles; ALBION, NE; Abbreviation: BVN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madison:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 77 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 87 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 88 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 97 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
Schools
Public high school in Madison:
- MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 237; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Madison:
- MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 228; Grades: PK – 06)
- MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 117; Grades: 04 – 08)
- GOOD CHEER PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 40; Grades: PK – 08)
- MADISON CO DIST #3 SPED COOP (Grades: PK – 12)
- KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOL (Grades: PK – 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Madison:
- ST LEONARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: PO BOX 368; Grades: PK – 6)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 73; Location: PO BOX 969; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: RURAL ROUTE 1 BOX 650; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Madison:
- MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $34,284; Location: 208 WEST 3RD STREET; 17,637 books; 407 audio materials; 615 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)