Madison vs Wentworth

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

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

Wentworth has the higher population (2,670 vs 2,198 in Madison). Wentworth has the higher median household income ($67,455 vs $49,964 in Madison). Wentworth has the higher median home value ($165,700 vs $144,900 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Wentworth
Population	2,198	2,670
Median age	50.2 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,964	$67,455
Median home value	$144,900	$165,700
Median gross rent	$730	$875
Housing units	1,174	1,060
Homeownership rate	61.1%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Wentworth
Population	2,347 → 2,198 (-6.3%)	2,730 → 2,670 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$44,560 → $49,964 (+12.1%)	$58,938 → $67,455 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $144,900 (+26.9%)	$139,300 → $165,700 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $730 (+13.5%)	$830 → $875 (+5.4%)

Madison

Population

2,3472,198

Median household income

$44,560$49,964

Median home value

$114,200$144,900

Median gross rent

$643$730

Wentworth

Population

2,7302,670

Median household income

$58,938$67,455

Median home value

$139,300$165,700

Median gross rent

$830$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Wentworth
Under 5	2.4%	1.5%
5 to 17	10.7%	22.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	18.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.2%
75 and over	13.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Wentworth
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	71.5%
Black or African American	29.3%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Wentworth
No high school diploma	12.0%	14.1%
High school graduate	28.7%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Wentworth
Drove alone	75.3%	85.5%
Carpooled	12.8%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Wentworth
1-unit, detached	70.4%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	1.0%
20 or more units	10.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Wentworth
Poverty rate	9.4%	20.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1961	1987