Madison Region Demographics

A lifestyle choice

The Madison Region continues steady growth across all counties. Our ideal blend of urban and rural counties offer a range of lifestyle choices, whether you're looking for an urban hub or small town community.

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Population Trends
Year1970 (1)1980 (1)1990 (1)2000 (1)2006 (2)2010 (3,4)2015 (3,4)2020 (3,4)2025 (3,4)2030 (3,4)
Columbia 40,150 43,222 45,088 52,468 55,440 56,366 58,135 59,753 61,669 63,177
Dane 290,272 323,545 367,085 426,526 463,826 480,573 503,017 527,534 554,848 579,976
Dodge 69,004 75,064 76,559 85,897 88,983 90,565 92,842 94,882 96,828 98,215
Green 26,714 30,012 30,339 33,647 35,688 36,093 37,259 38,474 39,609 40,505
Iowa 19,306 19,802 20,150 22,780 23,756 24,333 25,127 25,907 26,717 27,350
Jefferson 60,060 66,152 67,783 74,021 80,025 82,161 85,178 88,302 91,464 94,259
Rock 131,970 139,420 139,510 152,307 159,153 160,911 165,354 169,648 174,018 177,855
Sauk 39,057 43,469 46,975 55,225 58,261 60,930 63,520 65,821 68,208 70,185
MREDE 676,533 740,686 793,489 904,617 965,132 991,932 1,030,432 1,070,321 1,113,361 1,151,522
Wisconsin 4,417,821 4,705,642 4,891,769 5,363,715 5,556,506 5,751,470 5,931,386 6,110,878 6,274,867 6,415,923
USA 203,302,031 226,542,250 248,709,873 281,421,906 299,398,484 308,935,581 322,365,787 335,804,546 349,439,199 363,584,435
Sources:
(1) U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census
(2) U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates Program and Archives
(3) Wisconsin projections are from the WI Department of Administration Demographic Services Center
(4) U.S. Projections are from the Population Projections Branch, U.S. Census Bureau