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Madison County

Madison County has 264,238 residents across 28 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $75,793, 9% below the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $173,000, and 31% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
264,238residentsACS 2020–2024
$75,793median household incomeIllinois: $83K
$173,000median home valueowner-occupied homes
91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Madison County in IllinoisZIP codes in Madison County highlighted; the rest of Illinois in grey
Map of Illinois with Madison County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 28 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
620011,869$99K$218K82%22%80%30 min
6200229,543$61K$119K66%24%91%25 min
6201011,028$71K$183K83%31%91%27 min
620183,184$40K$70K67%3%83%25 min
62021871$107K$248K100%32%90%34 min
620249,493$57K$127K73%20%89%28 min
6202535,520$101K$320K73%51%93%27 min
62026851$-666667K$-666667K–––14 min
6203414,870$101K$281K71%50%94%28 min
6203515,892$94K$182K86%32%91%27 min
6204040,404$60K$112K75%16%86%24 min
620461,102$108K$250K76%35%89%27 min
620481,347$41K$65K85%5%91%24 min
62058884$62K$110K72%13%88%37 min
620603,558$47K$63K51%8%80%21 min
620611,487$88K$186K85%23%93%28 min
620628,277$99K$258K85%44%94%29 min
620672,203$72K$221K82%20%91%32 min
620741,205$80K$261K91%27%91%34 min
620841,631$63K$99K74%18%91%20 min
620872,181$60K$89K68%6%95%27 min
620901,039$36K$37K27%7%83%21 min
6209510,726$65K$111K68%16%91%25 min
620972,973$91K$218K88%24%92%31 min
6223431,648$70K$170K70%30%93%26 min
6224916,205$90K$228K81%39%95%30 min
622813,059$132K$309K91%40%93%29 min
6229415,325$120K$276K79%47%96%28 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

264,238 residents in 110,134 households, next to the Illinois figure.

21%
under 18
22%
aged 18–34
19%
aged 65 and over
31%
of households are people living alone
46%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

119,168 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,000 (±$2,415).

74%
of households own their home
79%
of homes are detached single-family houses
8%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
8%
of housing units are vacant
$1,024
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–200912%
1990–199911%
1980–19899%
1970–197913%
1960–196912%
1950–195915%
1940–19497%
1939 or earlier15%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,799.

$75,793
median household income
11.1%
of people live below the poverty line
4.6%
unemployment rate
31%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min
average commute to work
13%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
85%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
1%
walk or bike
13%
work from home
6%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Madison County, Illinois, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Emmert-Zippel House
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Emmert-Zippel House
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
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