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Madison, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Madison, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,415. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MADISON-SD · Madison, SD 1 ZIPs · 8,415 pop · #12445/25278 · Lake County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,868
  • RANK-MID #12445/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rutland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,415
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $228,200

Nearest income peer: Rutland, SD ( $368 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Madison

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Madison on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Madison, SD sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,415
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,868
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 57042 (8,415 residents). Household income $71,868 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Madison as a pure owner town.

Within South Dakota, Carpenter is the closest lower-income city and Blunt the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Madison.

Population concentration

Madison's single ZIP 57042 carries the town

Madison is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 57042 is the entire residential footprint (8,415 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Madison's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 272 establishments, 3,517 employees , annual payroll $182,885k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57042 (272 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Madison, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Madison. See the Lake County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Lake County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Madison, Wentworth, Chester and Winfred among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Winfred marks the far end of that range at $118,281, 65% above Madison.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57042 8,415 $71,868 272 16
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Madison roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Madison, .