Madison

Population: 58,335
Median household income: $131,436
Median home value: $367,900

Madison, a community in Madison County, Alabama, has 58,335 residents. Its median household income of $131,436 runs above the Madison County figure of $83,528.

From 2019 to 2023, Madison's population grew 18.3% from 49,327 to 58,335, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $253,000 to $367,900.

65.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 58,335
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $131,436
Median home value: $367,900
Median gross rent: $1,375
Housing units: 22,688
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,32758,335

Median household income

$99,188$131,436

Median home value

$253,000$367,900

Median gross rent

$946$1,375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,327	$99,188	$253,000	$946
2020	50,717	$94,214	$263,800	$986
2021	55,551	$105,335	$279,800	$1,080
2022	56,967	$118,132	$327,100	$1,201
2023	58,335	$131,436	$367,900	$1,375

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,357	5.8%
5 to 17	13,250	22.7%
18 to 24	3,318	5.7%
25 to 34	6,219	10.7%
35 to 44	9,376	16.1%
45 to 54	7,915	13.6%
55 to 64	8,057	13.8%
65 to 74	4,096	7.0%
75 and over	2,747	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,279	67.3%
Black or African American	7,423	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	128	0.2%
Asian	4,516	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	194	0.3%
Two or more races	2,232	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,559	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree36.3%

Graduate or professional degree29.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	835	2.2%
High school graduate	4,285	11.2%
Some college or associate's	7,978	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	13,937	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11,375	29.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,133	75.0%
Carpooled	1,224	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	0.2%
Bicycle	29	0.1%
Worked from home	5,310	18.8%
Other means	422	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,523	24.1%
15 to 29 min	11,860	51.8%
30 to 44 min	4,653	20.3%
45 to 59 min	433	1.9%
60+ min	408	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 4.0% (2,334 of 57,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,903	72.4%
Nonfamily households	6,065	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,968	96.8%
Vacant	720	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,411	74.7%
Renter-occupied	5,557	25.3%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,293	76.2%
1-unit, attached	1,010	4.5%
2 to 4 units	908	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2,102	9.3%
20 or more units	1,172	5.2%
Mobile home & other	203	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0145784
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 31 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 34.7105, -86.7623