Moving to Madison, South Dakota
Population: 6,540. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,223 (-4.8% change)
Males: 3,164 (48.4%), Females: 3,376 (51.6%)
Lake County
Zip code: 57042
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $30,434
Median house value: $74,900
Population by Race
Races in Madison:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (46.7%), Norwegian (20.4%), Irish (11.0%), English (6.6%), United States (4.9%), Dutch (4.8%).
Elevation: 1670 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Madison
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Madison city
- Never married: 36.4%
- Now married: 46.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 6.7%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +151 (+2.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Madison:
- MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (917 N WASHINGTON AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Madison:
- BROOKINGS HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; BROOKINGS, SD)
- DELLS AREA HEALTH CENTER – AVERA (about 31 miles; DELL RAPIDS, SD)
- AVERA MCKENNAN HOSP&UNIVERSITY HLTH CT (about 33 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madison:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 29 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 41 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 62 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Madison:
- MADISON MUNI (about 3 miles; MADISON, SD; Abbreviation: MDS)
- ARLINGTON MUNI (about 26 miles; ARLINGTON, SD; Abbreviation: 3A9)
- HOWARD MUNI (about 29 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Madison:
- DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,484; Location: 820 N WASHINGTON; Public; Website: www.dsu.edu/; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madison:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 83 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 123 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 148 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
Schools
Public high school in Madison:
- MADISON HI SCH (Students: 432; Location: 800 NE 9TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Madison:
- MADISON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 314; Location: 830 NE 9TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WASHINGTON ELEM (Students: 230; Location: 514 N WASHINGTON; Grades: PK – 02)
- LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 225; Location: 520 NW 3RD ST; Grades: 03 – 05)
- RUSTIC ACRES ELEM (Students: 22; Location: 24243 40056TH AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Madison:
- ST THOMAS SCHOOL (Students: 100; Location: 401 N VAN EPS; Grades: PK – 5)
Libraries
Library in Madison:
- MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $303,844; Location: 209 EAST CENTER; 48,055 books; 2,526 audio materials; 1,154 video materials; 162 serial subscriptions)