Anson County vs Madison County

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

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

Anson County has the higher population (21,903 vs 21,640 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($58,628 vs $44,245 in Anson County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($263,500 vs $119,300 in Anson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anson County	Madison County
Population	21,903	21,640
Median age	42.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,245	$58,628
Median home value	$119,300	$263,500
Median gross rent	$849	$764
Housing units	9,932	11,201
Homeownership rate	65.6%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson County	Madison County
Population	24,902 → 21,903 (-12.0%)	21,499 → 21,640 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$40,213 → $44,245 (+10.0%)	$45,873 → $58,628 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $119,300 (+30.8%)	$194,500 → $263,500 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $849 (+12.6%)	$688 → $764 (+11.0%)

Anson County

Population

24,90221,903

Median household income

$40,213$44,245

Median home value

$91,200$119,300

Median gross rent

$754$849

Madison County

Population

21,49921,640

Median household income

$45,873$58,628

Median home value

$194,500$263,500

Median gross rent

$688$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson County	Madison County
Under 5	5.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.0%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	14.1%
75 and over	8.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	91.6%
Black or African American	46.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson County	Madison County
No high school diploma	17.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	43.3%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson County	Madison County
Drove alone	74.8%	75.7%
Carpooled	17.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	11.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Anson County	Madison County
Poverty rate	21.2%	11.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1974	1986