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Madison Township, Allen County, Indiana

Madison Township, Allen County, township, in Allen County, Indiana. Madison Township, Allen County had 1,728 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,659 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,651 (±180). GEOID 1800345882.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,728

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,659 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,651 ±180

Median household income

$84,167

±$16,942 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$206,500

±$36,599 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$756

±$348 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Madison Township, Allen County and what county is it in?

Madison Township, Allen County is a township in Allen County, Indiana. It covers 36.6 square miles of land, 45 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Madison Township (Allen County): Hoagland (CDP, 824 in 2020).

Madison Township, Allen County is in the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 3 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Madison Township, Allen County is the same area as Census Tract 118.02 of Allen County: the tract's figures are Madison Township, Allen County's own.

Madison Township, Allen County (marked with a dot) in Allen County, Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Madison Township, Allen County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,728 people lived in Madison Township, Allen County on July 1, 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,659 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,651 (±180).

  • July 2020→2021 +13 (1,676)
  • 2021→2022 +9 (1,685)
  • 2022→2023 +12 (1,697)
  • 2023→2024 +19 (1,716)
  • 2024→2025 +12 (1,728)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureMadison Township, Allen CountyAllen CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,651±180392,3786,851,073no clear change
Households658±79156,5702,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.51±0.182.472.46−0.25
Housing units678±80166,2852,976,568no clear change

Madison Township, Allen County's population since 2000

From 1,796 in 2000 to 1,728 in 2025: down 3.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Madison Township, Allen County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,796
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,779
  • 2010 Census 1,771
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,827
  • 2020 Census 1,659
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,728

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Madison Township, Allen County?

The median resident of Madison Township, Allen County is 45.8 years old; 24.0% are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.9%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 1.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureMadison Township, Allen CountyAllen CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age45.8±2.836.238.1+7.7
Under 18 years24.0%±4.8 pts25.4%23.3%–
65 years and over19.8%±4.3 pts15.6%16.8%–
Male47.8%±3.9 pts49.2%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.2%±0.5 pts9.0%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic97.9%±2.1 pts69.8%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.2 pts10.5%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.2 pts5.3%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.2 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.2 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.9%±2.1 pts4.8%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.2 pts0.5%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±2.2 pts7.8%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.0%±1.5 pts12.4%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.0%±3.5 pts6.1%6.3%–
With a disability8.7%±3.9 pts12.6%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage5.6%±4.4 pts8.3%7.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.9%±3.0 pts90.3%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.4%±7.6 pts31.6%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)5.4%±3.6 pts10.5%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier99.8%±0.4 pts86.2%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±2.3 pts2.1%2.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Madison Township, Allen County earn?

Half of Madison Township, Allen County's 658 households earn less than $84,167 a year (±$16,942), against $70,737 in Allen County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $77,139 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureMadison Township, Allen CountyAllen CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$84,167±$16,942$70,737$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$93,555±$11,828$93,579$95,247–
Per capita income$37,148±$4,487$37,766$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line9.1%±8.2 pts12.5%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line16.2%±17.3 pts17.5%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP1.4%±2.2 pts9.1%9.1%–
Households with a computer93.6%±3.7 pts95.1%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription90.9%±4.5 pts91.1%89.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Madison Township, Allen County?

Owners occupy 94.1% of Madison Township, Allen County's occupied homes and renters 5.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $206,500 by its owner (±$36,599). The median renter pays $756 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureMadison Township, Allen CountyAllen CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$206,500±$36,599$214,900$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$756±$348$1,021$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent31.4%±40.3 pts37.5%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,284±$251$1,346$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes94.1%±4.2 pts68.9%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes5.9%±4.2 pts31.1%29.4%–
Housing units678±80166,2852,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±5.9 pts0.6%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±51.0 pts5.0%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes96.9%±3.4 pts73.3%72.6%–
Mobile homes0.0%±5.4 pts2.8%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±5.4 pts2.1%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20192.2%±3.2 pts8.2%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier29.1%±8.4 pts13.0%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle0.8%±1.1 pts6.8%6.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Madison Township, Allen County work and get to work?

85.5% of Madison Township, Allen County's workers drive alone and 6.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.1 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 8.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureMadison Township, Allen CountyAllen CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)67.3%±7.5 pts66.3%63.8%–
Unemployment rate8.3%±5.3 pts4.7%4.3%–
Drove alone to work85.5%±7.5 pts77.6%76.3%–
Carpooled6.5%±6.7 pts9.9%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±4.8 pts0.7%0.6%–
Walked1.2%±1.4 pts1.3%1.9%–
Worked from home6.8%±3.8 pts9.2%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work25.1 min±4.821.9 min24.1 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Madison Township, Allen County?

1 census tract lies mostly in Madison Township, Allen County (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Madison Township, Allen County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Madison Township, Allen County
Tract 118.02Allen County1,651 $84,167 $206,500100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Madison Township, Allen County) · Census block assignment files

How does Madison Township, Allen County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Madison Township, Allen County is the 5,440th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 526th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Madison Township, Allen County ranks 314th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Madison Township, Allen County's rank in Indiana (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate526th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)156th1,056
Residents per square mile898th1,088
Median household income314th1,072
Per capita income420th1,087
Median home value457th1,075
Median gross rent755th904
Bachelor's degree or higher406th1,029
Median age230th1,083
Owner-occupied share127th1,087
Work from home406th595
Travel time to work553rd1,088

Madison Township, Allen County's figures with every place in Indiana (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Madison Township, Allen County?

26 of the 57 figures for Madison Township, Allen County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Madison Township, Allen County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.