Madison County

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Madison county is located in south Illinois. Madison county has 715.58 square miles of land area and 24.98 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Madison county population is 269,282, which has grown 3.99% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 3.31% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Madison county median household income is $51,941 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 25.04% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 13.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Madison county median house value is $122,600 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 58.81% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 46.64% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Madison county is close to the state average in quality. The Madison county area codes are 217, 618.

Population	269,282 (2010), rank #9
Population Growth	3.99% since 2000, rank #24
Population Density:	363.62/sq mi, rank #9
Median Household Income:	$51,941 at 2006-2010—25.04% increase since 2000, rank #23
Median House Price:	$122,600 at 2006-2010—58.81% increase since 2000, rank #23
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	715.58 sq mi, rank #22
Water Area:	24.98 sq mi (3.37%), rank #5
State:	Illinois
Area:	St. Louis, MO-IL
School District:
Area Code:	217, 618