Columbia vs Madrid

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Madrid: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Madrid are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia has the higher population (769 vs 253 in Madrid). Columbia has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $38,750 in Madrid). Columbia has the higher median home value ($151,300 vs $129,500 in Madrid).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Madrid
Population	769	253
Median age	32.1 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$38,750
Median home value	$151,300	$129,500
Median gross rent	$777	$825
Housing units	358	145
Homeownership rate	79.1%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Madrid
Population	678 → 769 (+13.4%)	334 → 253 (-24.3%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $55,417 (+56.5%)	$58,750 → $38,750 (-34.0%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $151,300 (+126.8%)	$80,000 → $129,500 (+61.9%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $777 (+1.2%)	$643 → $825 (+28.3%)

Columbia

Population

678769

Median household income

$35,417$55,417

Median home value

$66,700$151,300

Median gross rent

$768$777

Madrid

Population

334253

Median household income

$58,750$38,750

Median home value

$80,000$129,500

Median gross rent

$643$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Madrid
Under 5	3.4%	1.6%
5 to 17	31.7%	17.0%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	18.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	7.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	5.5%	7.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	16.6%
75 and over	10.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Madrid
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	85.4%
Black or African American	6.4%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Madrid
No high school diploma	16.3%	20.7%
High school graduate	53.8%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Madrid
Drove alone	88.2%	94.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	1.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Madrid
1-unit, detached	66.8%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	31.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Madrid
Poverty rate	11.7%	12.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1970	1991