Greater Madison MPO

MPO FACTS

GREATER MADISON MPO Planning Area (2013 Boundary)

Land Area:

  • MPO Planning Area w/ lakes: 446.1 square miles
  • MPO Planning Area w/o lakes: 414.6 square miles

Population:

RACE
NUMBER 2020
PERCENT TOTAL 2020
White 384,655
 76.03%
Black or African American 29,916
 5.91%
American Indian 2,243
 0.44%
Asian 35,236
 6.96%
Pacific Islander 227
 0.04%
Some Other Race 17,179
 3.40%
Two or More Races 36,498
 7.21%
Total Population 505,954
 100%

 

ETHNICITY
NUMBER 2020
PERCENT TOTAL 2020
Hispanic 39,666
 7.84%
Non Hispanic 466,288
 92.16%
Total Population 505,954
 100%

 

City of Madison

Land Area:

  • 2020: 82.49 square miles (does not include lakes)
  • 2010: 77.87 square miles (does not include lakes)
  • 2000: 68.80 square miles (does not include lakes)

Population:

RACE*
NUMBER 2010
PERCENT TOTAL 2010
NUMBER 2020
PERCENT TOTAL 2020

White
184,030
78.91%
191,627
71.02%
Black or African American
16,926
7.26%
20,019
7.42%
American Indian
1,001
0.43%
1,318
0.49%
Asian
17,211
7.38%
25,658
9.51%
Pacific Islander
81
0.04%
157
0.06%
Some Other Race
6,719
2.88%
10,148
3.76%
Two or More Races
7,241
3.10%
20,913
7.75%
Total Population
233,209
100.00%
269,840
100.00%

 

ETHNICITY*
NUMBER 2010
PERCENT TOTAL 2010
NUMBER 2020
PERCENT TOTAL 2020
Hispanic
15,948
6.84%
23,408
8.67%
Non Hispanic
217,261
93.16%
246,432
91.33%
Total Population
233,209
100.00%
269,840
100.00%

*Due to improvements in how Race and Ethnic Groups were tabulated in the 2020 Census, caution should be exercised when comparing to the 2010 Census. Read more.

Population By Decade:

  • 2020: 269,840
  • 2010: 233,209
  • 2000: 208,054
  • 1990: 190,766
  • 1980: 170,616
  • 1970: 171,809

Dane County

Land Area:
  • 1,238.4 square miles (792,559 acres). Includes lakes.


Population:

RACE*
NUMBER 2010
PERCENT TOTAL 2010
NUMBER 2020
PERCENT TOTAL 2020

White
413,631
84.75%
435,458
77.55%
Black or African American
25,347
5.19%
30,473
5.43%
American Indian
1,730
0.36%
2,397
0.43%
Asian
23,035
4.72%
35,758
6.37%
Pacific Islander
166
0.03%
241
0.04%
Some Other Race
12,064
2.47%
18,203
3.24%
Two or More Races
12,100
2.48%
38,974
6.94%
Total Population
488,073
100.00%
561,504
100.00%

 

ETHNICITY*
NUMBER 2010
PERCENT TOTAL 2010
NUMBER 2020
PERCENT TOTAL 2020
Hispanic
28,925
5.93%
41,954
7.47%
Non Hispanic
459,148
94.07%
519,550
92.53%
Total Population
488,073
100.00%
561,504
100.00%

*Due to improvements in how Race and Ethnic Groups were tabulated in the 2020 Census, caution should be exercised when comparing to the 2010 Census. Read more.

Population By Decade:

  • 2020: 561,504
  • 2010: 488,073
  • 2000: 426,526
  • 1990: 367,085
  • 1980: 323,545
  • 1970: 290,272

Total Units of Government (61):
  • Cities (8):

    Edgerton

    • Fitchburg
    Madison
    Middleton
    Monona
    Stoughton
    Sun Prairie
    Verona

  • Villages (20):

    • Belleville
    Black Earth
    Blue Mounds
    Brooklyn
    Cambridge
    Cottage Grove
    Cross Plains
    Dane
    Deerfield
    DeForest
    Maple Bluff
    Marshall
    Mazomanie
    McFarland
    Mount Horeb
    Oregon
    Rockdale
    Shorewood Hills
    Waunakee

    Windsor

  • Towns (33):

    • Albion
    Berry
    Black Earth
    Blooming Grove
    Blue Mounds
    Bristol
    Burke
    Christiana
    Cottage Grove
    Cross Plains
    Dane
    Deerfield
    Dunkirk
    Dunn
    Madison
    Mazomanie
    Medina
    Middleton
    Montrose
    Oregon
    Perry
    Pleasant Springs
    Primrose
    Roxbury
    Rutland
    Springdale
    Springfield
    Sun Prairie
    Vermont
    Verona
    Vienna
    Westport
    York