Madison vs Ruffin

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

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

Madison has the higher population (2,198 vs 501 in Ruffin). Madison has the higher median home value ($144,900 vs $119,700 in Ruffin). Since 2019, Ruffin's population has grown faster (+51.8% vs -6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Ruffin
Population	2,198	501
Median age	50.2 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,964	—
Median home value	$144,900	$119,700
Median gross rent	$730	—
Housing units	1,174	264
Homeownership rate	61.1%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Ruffin
Population	2,347 → 2,198 (-6.3%)	330 → 501 (+51.8%)
Median household income	$44,560 → $49,964 (+12.1%)	—
Median home value	$114,200 → $144,900 (+26.9%)	$98,900 → $119,700 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $730 (+13.5%)	—

Madison

Population

2,3472,198

Median household income

$44,560$49,964

Median home value

$114,200$144,900

Median gross rent

$643$730

Ruffin

Population

330501

Median home value

$98,900$119,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Ruffin
Under 5	2.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	21.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	1.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	46.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	2.4%
55 to 64	18.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.4%
75 and over	13.4%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Ruffin
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	65.1%
Black or African American	29.3%	2.8%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	32.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Ruffin
No high school diploma	12.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Ruffin
Drove alone	75.3%	83.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Ruffin
1-unit, detached	70.4%	58.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	11.0%
20 or more units	10.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	31.1%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Ruffin
Poverty rate	9.4%	2.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1961	1993