2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Wales, WI vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Household income in Madison, is 34% less than it is in Wales and is 2% above the National Average.
- Wales unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Madison unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Wales, WIMadison, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.2%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.1%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.3%6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,659$42,693$37,638
 Household Income$106,618$70,466$69,021
 Family Median Income$111,625$101,190$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wales, WIMadison, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K1.5%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.1%7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.5%7.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.3%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.3%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K30.7%16.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%8.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K15.4%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wales, WIMadison, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.2%17.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%15.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%9.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.8%7.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.3%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%16.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.3%8.1%13.1%
Reviews for Wales    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

If you like four seasons, you will like it here! One constant that is somewhat uncomfortable is humidity, summers it holds pretty steady at 80% with temps in the  More

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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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