Eden vs Madison

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

Eden and Madison are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eden has the higher population (15,353 vs 2,198 in Madison). Eden has the higher median household income ($50,959 vs $49,964 in Madison). Madison has the higher median home value ($144,900 vs $122,800 in Eden).

Population, income & housing

	Eden	Madison
Population	15,353	2,198
Median age	36.9 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,959	$49,964
Median home value	$122,800	$144,900
Median gross rent	$816	$730
Housing units	7,210	1,174
Homeownership rate	52.5%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eden	Madison
Population	15,055 → 15,353 (+2.0%)	2,347 → 2,198 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$34,917 → $50,959 (+45.9%)	$44,560 → $49,964 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $122,800 (+40.3%)	$114,200 → $144,900 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $816 (+22.5%)	$643 → $730 (+13.5%)

Eden

Population

15,05515,353

Median household income

$34,917$50,959

Median home value

$87,500$122,800

Median gross rent

$666$816

Madison

Population

2,3472,198

Median household income

$44,560$49,964

Median home value

$114,200$144,900

Median gross rent

$643$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eden	Madison
Under 5	6.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	10.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	18.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.3%
75 and over	7.6%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eden	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	64.6%
Black or African American	28.4%	29.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eden	Madison
No high school diploma	15.5%	12.0%
High school graduate	38.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eden	Madison
Drove alone	84.4%	75.3%
Carpooled	9.0%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	9.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eden	Madison
1-unit, detached	67.9%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	8.2%
20 or more units	6.3%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Eden	Madison
Poverty rate	19.8%	9.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1968	1961