Madison vs Reidsville

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

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

Reidsville has the higher population (14,547 vs 2,198 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($49,964 vs $42,702 in Reidsville). Madison has the higher median home value ($144,900 vs $139,000 in Reidsville).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Reidsville
Population	2,198	14,547
Median age	50.2 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,964	$42,702
Median home value	$144,900	$139,000
Median gross rent	$730	$773
Housing units	1,174	6,937
Homeownership rate	61.1%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Reidsville
Population	2,347 → 2,198 (-6.3%)	13,915 → 14,547 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$44,560 → $49,964 (+12.1%)	$32,339 → $42,702 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $144,900 (+26.9%)	$103,500 → $139,000 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $730 (+13.5%)	$697 → $773 (+10.9%)

Madison

Population

2,3472,198

Median household income

$44,560$49,964

Median home value

$114,200$144,900

Median gross rent

$643$730

Reidsville

Population

13,91514,547

Median household income

$32,339$42,702

Median home value

$103,500$139,000

Median gross rent

$697$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Reidsville
Under 5	2.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	10.7%	19.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	18.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.4%
75 and over	13.4%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Reidsville
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	53.1%
Black or African American	29.3%	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Reidsville
No high school diploma	12.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	28.7%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Reidsville
Drove alone	75.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	12.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.9%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Reidsville
1-unit, detached	70.4%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	13.7%
20 or more units	10.1%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Reidsville
Poverty rate	9.4%	24.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1961	1968