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 2010-2014, the total Madison county population is 267,937, which has grown 3.47% since 2000. The population growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 3.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Madison county median household income is $53,912 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 29.78% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Madison county median house value is $125,100 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 62.05% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 34.33% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. 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	267,937 (2010-2014), rank #9
Population Growth	3.47% since 2000, rank #24
Population Density:	361.80/sq mi, rank #10
Median Household Income:	$53,912 at 2010-2014—29.78% increase since 2000, rank #24
Median House Price:	$125,100 at 2010-2014—62.05% increase since 2000, rank #21
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