Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 83.7 percent White, 1.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 12.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Madison has increased the percent of minority makeup when 10.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Madison extends a total area of 573 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 62 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Union, FL (62 per sq. mile ), Ripley, IN (62 per sq. mile ), Macon, NC (62 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Camp, TX (62 per sq. mile ), Towns, GA (62 per sq. mile ), Evans, GA (62 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Madison County, Nebraska to be 36.5 years of age. The median in Madison is greater than the median age for the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 35.1 years of age. With 25.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Madison can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Madison from outside the country. The immigration into Madison makes up 2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Nebraska. This amount of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Madison County, Nebraska had a total estimated population of 35,488 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 35,165. This growth represents an increase of 0.9 percent. Madison ranks 12 of 93 counties in terms of population growth in Nebraska and the county ranks 1,541 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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