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> Madison, WI Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 535,550 | 100% |
English only | 480,306 | 89.7% |
Language other than English | 55,244 | 10.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 20,878 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 24,487 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,278 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 13,483 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,049 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15,024 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,891 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 2,250 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 660 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 570,687 | 100% |
American | 17,619 | 3.1% |
Arab | 1,397 | 0.2% |
Czech | 8,648 | 1.5% |
Danish | 6,603 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 12,800 | 2.2% |
English | 53,148 | 9.3% |
French (except Basque) | 16,938 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 2,814 | 0.5% |
German | 236,019 | 41.4% |
Greek | 1,769 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 2,591 | 0.5% |
Irish | 82,346 | 14.4% |
Italian | 20,806 | 3.6% |
Lithuanian | 1,519 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 71,257 | 12.5% |
Polish | 28,346 | 5.0% |
Portuguese | 408 | 0.1% |
Russian | 5,356 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,468 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 9,471 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 813 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 6,773 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 13,506 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 12,428 | 2.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,554 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 5,118 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 578 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 236,610 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 140,756 | 59.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 65,488 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 112,008 | 47.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 47,373 | 20.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,838 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,212 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 19,910 | 8.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,903 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 95,854 | 40.5% |
Householder living alone | 72,277 | 30.5% |
65 years and over | 18,789 | 7.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 68,972 | 29.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 44,231 | 18.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 554,383 | 100% |
Householder | 236,610 | 42.7% |
Spouse | 111,894 | 20.2% |
Child | 144,922 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 14,813 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 46,144 | 8.3% |
Unmarried partner | 17,433 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 229,863 | 100% |
Never married | 85,760 | 37.3% |
Now married, except separated | 118,008 | 51.3% |
Separated | 2,439 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 4,328 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 19,328 | 8.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 236,383 | 100% |
Never married | 77,284 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 115,228 | 48.7% |
Separated | 2,819 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 15,593 | 6.6% |
Divorced | 25,459 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 7,641 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,863 | 24.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,049 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,983 | 39.3% |
Less than 1 year | 587 | 11.6% |
1 or 2 years | 413 | 8.2% |
3 or 4 years | 397 | 7.9% |
5 or more years | 586 | 11.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,983 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,266 | 63.8% |
Who are married | 1,467 | 74.0% |
School Enrollment in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 165,757 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 9,193 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 7,932 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 54,202 | 32.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 27,926 | 16.8% |
College or graduate school | 66,504 | 40.1% |
Educational Attainment in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 375,217 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,025 | 2.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,493 | 3.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 86,217 | 23.0% |
Some college, no degree | 73,646 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 35,758 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 94,337 | 25.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 63,741 | 17.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 42.1% |
Veteran Status in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 445,266 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 35,941 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 564,825 | 100% |
With a disability | 50,871 | 9.0% |
Under 18 years | 124,835 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,781 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 379,473 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,954 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 60,517 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,136 | 30.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 564,065 | 100% |
Same house | 456,283 | 80.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 103,733 | 18.4% |
Same county | 67,963 | 12.0% |
Different county | 35,770 | 6.3% |
Same state | 20,132 | 3.6% |
Different state | 15,638 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 4,049 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 570,687 | 100% |
Native | 531,299 | 93.1% |
Born in United States | 526,532 | 92.3% |
State of residence | 374,962 | 65.7% |
Different state | 151,570 | 26.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,767 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 39,388 | 6.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 39,388 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 14,727 | 37.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 24,661 | 62.6% |
Year of Entry in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 44,155 | 100% |
Native | 4,767 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,745 | 99.5% |
Foreign born | 39,388 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,473 | 6.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 36,915 | 93.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Madison
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 39,388 | 100% |
Europe | 5,676 | 14.4% |
Asia | 17,536 | 44.5% |
Africa | 2,036 | 5.2% |
Oceania | 240 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 12,423 | 31.5% |
Northern America | 1,477 | 3.7% |