Cities / Wisconsin / Madison

Madison, WI

278,001 people

Right Now

Weather

69.8°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 76°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Madison Area)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 0.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MKE

77 mi — General Mitchell International Airport

Population & People

Population

278,001

Median age

31.8

Median household income

$78,050

Poverty rate

16.4%

Unemployment rate

2.6%

Bachelor's degree+

59.9%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,413/mo

Homeownership rate

46.01%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,694

HUD Fair Market Rent (Dane County, 1 mi from Madison), 2026. Efficiency $1268, 1BR $1482, 2BR $1694, 3BR $2236, 4BR $2509. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Wisconsin commercial electricity

13.06¢/kWh

Wisconsin industrial electricity

8.92¢/kWh

Wisconsin residential electricity

18.16¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

473037.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

359603.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Wisconsin

627.66

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Wisconsin-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MKE

General Mitchell International Airport

77 mi away

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

107 mi away

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

122 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Wisconsin energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Wisconsin economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).