Hazel Green vs Madison

A side-by-side comparison of Hazel Green and Madison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Madison has the higher population (58,335 vs 3,765 in Hazel Green). Madison has the higher median household income ($131,436 vs $90,654 in Hazel Green). Madison has the higher median home value ($367,900 vs $179,500 in Hazel Green).

Population, income & housing

	Hazel Green	Madison
Population	3,765	58,335
Median age	36.3 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,654	$131,436
Median home value	$179,500	$367,900
Median gross rent	$1,051	$1,375
Housing units	1,529	22,688
Homeownership rate	81.5%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.1%	65.9%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazel Green	Madison
Population	3,901 → 3,765 (-3.5%)	49,327 → 58,335 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$43,269 → $90,654 (+109.5%)	$99,188 → $131,436 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$129,000 → $179,500 (+39.1%)	$253,000 → $367,900 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,051 (+24.4%)	$946 → $1,375 (+45.3%)

Hazel Green

Population

3,9013,765

Median household income

$43,269$90,654

Median home value

$129,000$179,500

Median gross rent

$845$1,051

Madison

Population

49,32758,335

Median household income

$99,188$131,436

Median home value

$253,000$367,900

Median gross rent

$946$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazel Green	Madison
Under 5	15.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	22.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	15.7%	16.1%
45 to 54	3.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	19.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	7.0%
75 and over	8.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazel Green	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	67.3%
Black or African American	19.9%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazel Green	Madison
No high school diploma	7.3%	2.2%
High school graduate	29.9%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	29.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazel Green	Madison
Drove alone	80.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	13.1%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.9%	18.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazel Green	Madison
1-unit, detached	85.8%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hazel Green	Madison
Poverty rate	4.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.73	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1989	2000