Madison County, Idaho

Madison County has a population of 54,618 and has grown 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $414,800, about 6.9 times the county's median household income of $60,160.

Home price
$414,800
Income
$60,160
Population
54,618
Unemployment
8.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$414,800county
Median gross rent$1,014county
Median year homes here were built2002county
Share of homes built before 198027.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented59.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,146county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,105county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,008county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,537county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$60,160county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate24.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.3%county
Unemployment rate8.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.8%county
Economic output per resident$36,755county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.48%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport301674county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station211 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.1%county
Traffic deaths11.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher41.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.3%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment8022county
Students per full-time teacher21.7county
Free lunch eligible36.1%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.1%county
Frequent mental distress25.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes5.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population54,618county
Land area in square miles469county
People per square mile of land116.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract36.9%county
Population change since 2020+4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents15county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age21.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over5.4%county
Share of households that are one person11.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.2%county
Second languages9.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents149county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-14county
Households that moved in2,341county
Households that moved away2,702county
Average income of arriving households$39,074county
Average income of departing households$41,311county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes56county
Housing units authorised in the latest year842county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings50.8%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.4 incounty
Annual snowfall35.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing163 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days118 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 27county
Average first fall frostSep 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use1,033 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity34.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.3%county
Homes heated by propane6.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood2.4%county
Households with broadband78.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk57.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.3county
Landslide risk64.2county
Hail risk41.7county
Earthquake risk87.6county
Tornado risk9.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk77.0county
Winter weather risk67.9county
Strong wind risk19.1county
Wildfire risk70.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Madison County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Idaho figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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