Madison is a relatively large city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 207,525 people and 55 constituent neighborhoods, Madison is the second largest community in Wisconsin.

Madison is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Madison is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.40%), sales jobs (10.27%), and teaching (9.55%).

Also of interest is that Madison has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Madison is also a city of artists. Madison has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Madison's character.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Madison really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Madison is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Madison more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Madison's character and quality of life.

Not only is Madison a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Madison a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.34 minutes getting to work every day.

Madison Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Madison is a pretty powerful place. 48.15% of the adults in Madison have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Madison in 2000 was $23,498, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,992 for a family of four.

Madison is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Madison home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Madison is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Madison include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Madison is English. Some people also speak Spanish.