Birmingham vs Madison Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Birmingham and Madison Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Birmingham and Madison Heights are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison Heights has the higher population (28,411 vs 21,612 in Birmingham). Birmingham has the higher median household income ($153,125 vs $66,726 in Madison Heights). Birmingham has the higher median home value ($712,700 vs $190,300 in Madison Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
Population	21,612	28,411
Median age	41.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$153,125	$66,726
Median home value	$712,700	$190,300
Median gross rent	$1,891	$1,138
Housing units	10,322	14,690
Homeownership rate	76.2%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.9%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
Population	21,201 → 21,612 (+1.9%)	30,120 → 28,411 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$122,804 → $153,125 (+24.7%)	$53,439 → $66,726 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$541,500 → $712,700 (+31.6%)	$124,000 → $190,300 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,513 → $1,891 (+25.0%)	$967 → $1,138 (+17.7%)

Birmingham

Population

21,20121,612

Median household income

$122,804$153,125

Median home value

$541,500$712,700

Median gross rent

$1,513$1,891

Madison Heights

Population

30,12028,411

Median household income

$53,439$66,726

Median home value

$124,000$190,300

Median gross rent

$967$1,138

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
Under 5	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	10.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	19.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.7%
75 and over	6.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	79.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.1%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
No high school diploma	1.2%	10.6%
High school graduate	5.9%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.7%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	40.2%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
Drove alone	66.5%	72.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.3%	1.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.1%
Worked from home	25.1%	16.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
1-unit, detached	70.5%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	13.3%
20 or more units	10.2%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Birmingham	Madison Heights
Poverty rate	4.9%	11.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1960	1960