County profile
Madison County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#2166 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 74% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$684.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,850
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
435
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,270
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$90.9k±$10.5k
Bachelor's degree+
27.1%±2.7%
Poverty rate
7.0%±1.7%
Business applications
224 · 2025
Retail establishments
45
26.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade30%
Health care22%
Construction15%
Wholesale trade13%
Food & accommodation13%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,270
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $64.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+558
International migration+17
Natural change+62
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$440.3M2019
$453.8M2020
$526.3M2021
$612.5M2022
$680.3M2023
$684.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$245.1k±$12.6k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$149/mo
Vacancy rate
5.7%±2.1%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$26.8M
66 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
35.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 95Landslide 79Hail 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2362016
2552017
2672018
2792019
2792020
2992021
3552022
3742023
4022024
4042025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -27% since 2021902021
772022
822023
1232024
662025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
19.8 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
18.3 km
IAIS
Nearest port
158.5 km
AGRI GRAIN MARKETING COUNCIL BLUFFS TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
37.1 km
DES MOINES INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.5k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Madison?
Madison's economy produced $684.3M in 2024, growing 0.6% year over year — slower than 78% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.