Madison vs Mayodan

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

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

Mayodan has the higher population (2,446 vs 2,198 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($49,964 vs $42,336 in Mayodan). Madison has the higher median home value ($144,900 vs $116,100 in Mayodan).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Mayodan
Population	2,198	2,446
Median age	50.2 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,964	$42,336
Median home value	$144,900	$116,100
Median gross rent	$730	$781
Housing units	1,174	1,336
Homeownership rate	61.1%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Mayodan
Population	2,347 → 2,198 (-6.3%)	2,508 → 2,446 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$44,560 → $49,964 (+12.1%)	$27,614 → $42,336 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $144,900 (+26.9%)	$91,100 → $116,100 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $730 (+13.5%)	$557 → $781 (+40.2%)

Madison

Population

2,3472,198

Median household income

$44,560$49,964

Median home value

$114,200$144,900

Median gross rent

$643$730

Mayodan

Population

2,5082,446

Median household income

$27,614$42,336

Median home value

$91,100$116,100

Median gross rent

$557$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Mayodan
Under 5	2.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	12.5%
18 to 24	10.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	5.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	18.3%	25.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.3%
75 and over	13.4%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Mayodan
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	88.1%
Black or African American	29.3%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Mayodan
No high school diploma	12.0%	15.6%
High school graduate	28.7%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Mayodan
Drove alone	75.3%	82.2%
Carpooled	12.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Mayodan
1-unit, detached	70.4%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	13.5%
20 or more units	10.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Mayodan
Poverty rate	9.4%	14.5%
Average household size	2.07	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1961	1959