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Alabama·Madison County
10 tracts·57K people·$399K median·1,850/mi²
White 66 · Black 13 · Hispanic 9 · Asian 7 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 59 · Living alone 23 · Other 18
Health 28 · Retail 23 · Professional 17 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 62 · Sales · office 15 · Service 11 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 74 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Madison is $398,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Madison has 60,106 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.3; the population is 66.1% White, 12.6% Black, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 4.3% Multiracial and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 64.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.3% (Census ACS).
Heritage Elementary School (83%), Horizon Elementary School (75%) and Madison Elementary School (75%) lead the elementary schools; Discovery Middle School (66%), Liberty Middle School (65%) and Journey Middle School (60%) lead the middle schools; James Clemens High School (48%) and Bob Jones High School (46%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,453/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Madison is $134,655 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Madison, median rent is $1,453/month and the median home value is $398,800 (Census ACS).
Madison reported 1.2 violent crimes and 9.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Madison are cold wave (97), tornado (92) and drought (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Madison scores 7.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).