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Madison County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Madison County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Madison County anchors Alabama's aerospace and defense corridor, with a highly educated workforce of roughly 200,000 labor-force participants—45.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings of $47,253 against a relatively low median home value of $267,800. The county's GDP per capita of $73,659 notably exceeds its per capita income of $46,784, pointing to strong output concentration in high-value industries. Population grew 11.1% over five years to 423,355, unemployment sits at 3.8%, and a poverty rate of just 10.5% rounds out a cost-competitive, well-credentialed labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

423,355

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$86,499

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.1% since 2018

Madison County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone255,719 (63.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone96,997 (23.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races18,028 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race13,108 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone10,366 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9,197 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish15,855
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,077
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island2,006
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic1,658
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,572

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

34,400

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$73,659

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$46,784

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance40,176
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services38,942
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)27,682
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)21,235
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)17,653

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations105,527
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations35,813
  3. 3.Service Occupations25,988
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations23,886
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations12,790

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.87×)17,575
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.58×)38,814
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.34×)26,428
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)8,718
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.93×)20,086

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$267,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,116/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99924,128 (21.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99914,352 (12.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99914,147 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99912,972 (11.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99912,187 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9996,594 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

45.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone152,148 (75.7%)
  • Worked At Home30,262 (15.1%)
  • Carpooled13,497 (6.7%)
  • Walked2,128 (1.1%)
  • Other1,666 (0.8%)
  • Taxi550 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.