Madison Heights

Population: 28,411
Median household income: $66,726
Median home value: $190,300

Madison Heights is a community in Oakland County, Michigan, home to 28,411 residents. At $66,726, its median household income sits below Oakland County's $95,296.

Between 2019 and 2023, Madison Heights's population declined 5.7% from 30,120 to 28,411, while its median home value rose 53.5% from $124,000 to $190,300.

The median gross rent is $1,138. 32.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,411
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,726
Median home value: $190,300
Median gross rent: $1,138
Housing units: 14,690
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,12028,411

Median household income

$53,439$66,726

Median home value

$124,000$190,300

Median gross rent

$967$1,138

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,120	$53,439	$124,000	$967
2020	30,000	$54,668	$137,700	$992
2021	28,719	$58,537	$149,500	$989
2022	28,521	$63,224	$172,500	$1,095
2023	28,411	$66,726	$190,300	$1,138

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,194	4.2%
5 to 17	3,103	10.9%
18 to 24	2,275	8.0%
25 to 34	5,419	19.1%
35 to 44	3,420	12.0%
45 to 54	4,061	14.3%
55 to 64	3,584	12.6%
65 to 74	3,045	10.7%
75 and over	2,310	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,542	79.3%
Black or African American	2,115	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	2,093	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.1%
Some other race	186	0.7%
Two or more races	921	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	498	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,317	10.6%
High school graduate	5,915	27.1%
Some college or associate's	6,594	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,086	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,927	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,928	72.6%
Carpooled	1,206	8.0%
Public transit	153	1.0%
Walked	97	0.6%
Bicycle	160	1.1%
Worked from home	2,423	16.1%
Other means	94	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,503	19.8%
15 to 29 min	5,708	45.2%
30 to 44 min	3,178	25.1%
45 to 59 min	614	4.9%
60+ min	635	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 11.3% (3,198 of 28,227)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,453	47.2%
Nonfamily households	7,232	52.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,685	93.2%
Vacant	1,005	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,735	63.8%
Renter-occupied	4,950	36.2%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,074	68.6%
1-unit, attached	209	1.4%
2 to 4 units	457	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,949	13.3%
20 or more units	1,459	9.9%
Mobile home & other	542	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2650560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5073, -83.1034