County profile
Madison County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#930 of 3,127 US counties by GDP44th-percentile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
19,641
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,232
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,106
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$63.1k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
23.7%±2.0%
Poverty rate
13.1%±2.0%
Business applications
281 · 2025
Retail establishments
190
53.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Madison County Financial, Inc.Financial Services$32.3M51DHQ-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
Health care27%
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade12%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,106
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $68.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−572
International migration+794
Natural change+377
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.6B2019
$2.5B2020
$2.8B2021
$2.9B2022
$3.1B2023
$3.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$208.5k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$881/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
6.8%±1.4%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$22.0M
75 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
60.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$992/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 92Winter weather 88Ice storm 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3592016
3772017
4012018
4122019
4252020
4672021
5182022
5722023
6042024
6252025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -23% since 2021982021
1272022
1102023
2752024
752025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
112.7 km
I-129
Nearest freight rail
9.3 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
115.3 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
113.8 km
SIOUX GATEWAY/BRIG GENERAL BUD DAY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.7k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Madison?
Madison's economy produced $3.2B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.