Madison

Population: 2,198
Median household income: $49,964
Median home value: $144,900

Madison is a community in Rockingham County, North Carolina, home to 2,198 residents. The median household income of $49,964 is below the Rockingham County median ($55,796).

From 2019 to 2023, Madison's population declined 6.3% from 2,347 to 2,198, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $114,200 to $144,900.

The median resident is 50.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,198
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,964
Median home value: $144,900
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 1,174
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3472,198

Median household income

$44,560$49,964

Median home value

$114,200$144,900

Median gross rent

$643$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,347	$44,560	$114,200	$643
2020	2,178	$43,884	$122,000	$571
2021	2,244	$45,160	$124,000	$676
2022	2,185	$51,150	$130,100	$666
2023	2,198	$49,964	$144,900	$730

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	2.4%
5 to 17	236	10.7%
18 to 24	220	10.0%
25 to 34	225	10.2%
35 to 44	233	10.6%
45 to 54	307	14.0%
55 to 64	403	18.3%
65 to 74	226	10.3%
75 and over	295	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,419	64.6%
Black or African American	644	29.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's41.9%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	202	12.0%
High school graduate	485	28.7%
Some college or associate's	707	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	156	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	139	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	745	75.3%
Carpooled	127	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	455	50.5%
15 to 29 min	208	23.1%
30 to 44 min	93	10.3%
45 to 59 min	131	14.5%
60+ min	14	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 9.4% (206 of 2,198)

	Count	Share
Family households	607	57.5%
Nonfamily households	448	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,055	89.9%
Vacant	119	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	645	61.1%
Renter-occupied	410	38.9%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	827	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	95	8.1%
5 to 19 units	96	8.2%
20 or more units	119	10.1%
Mobile home & other	37	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3740560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.3940, -79.9760