City Population And Economic Context
Madison, WI
Madison, WI city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
/wi/madisonUpdated Sep 6, 2026
Overview
Madison, WI city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
Current Population And County Economic Pulse
Direct city population values appear only when the Census place match is verified. Jobs and earnings use named parent-county context.
Population
Direct source match2025 population estimate
286,233
One-year change +0.7%
Five-year change +4.1%
Published from the active current-data Pulse release. This does not change the annual Combined Score.
County Jobs Context
Parent-county contextQ1 2026 average covered employment
Dane County: 358,805
Q1 2025 +0.7%
2025 annual context 361,286
Dane County data is shown as context; it is not claimed as a city estimate.
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