Baldwin County vs Madison County

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

Baldwin County and Madison County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison County has the higher population (397,135 vs 239,945 in Baldwin County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($83,528 vs $75,019 in Baldwin County). Baldwin County has the higher median home value ($287,000 vs $267,800 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Baldwin County	Madison County
Population	239,945	397,135
Median age	43.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,019	$83,528
Median home value	$287,000	$267,800
Median gross rent	$1,211	$1,116
Housing units	128,518	174,709
Homeownership rate	77.5%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baldwin County	Madison County
Population	212,830 → 239,945 (+12.7%)	362,276 → 397,135 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$58,320 → $75,019 (+28.6%)	$65,449 → $83,528 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$197,900 → $287,000 (+45.0%)	$186,100 → $267,800 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $1,211 (+18.7%)	$857 → $1,116 (+30.2%)

Baldwin County

Population

212,830239,945

Median household income

$58,320$75,019

Median home value

$197,900$287,000

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,211

Madison County

Population

362,276397,135

Median household income

$65,449$83,528

Median home value

$186,100$267,800

Median gross rent

$857$1,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baldwin County	Madison County
Under 5	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.2%
75 and over	8.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baldwin County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	62.3%
Black or African American	7.9%	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baldwin County	Madison County
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	27.5%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baldwin County	Madison County
Drove alone	80.3%	77.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.0%	13.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baldwin County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	64.9%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	10.8%
20 or more units	12.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Baldwin County	Madison County
Poverty rate	10.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1998	1991