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Madison County, TN

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

AI Overview

Madison County, with a population of 100,409 and modest 1.2% five-year growth, serves as a regional center in West Tennessee with a labor force participation rate of 61.4% and an unemployment rate of 7.3%. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor, with median worker earnings of $34,889 and 26.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while a GDP per capita of $65,658 sits notably above the median household income of $60,042. Housing remains relatively affordable at a median home value of $189,700 and median gross rent of $1,076/month, though a poverty rate of 18.6% signals meaningful economic stress within the county.

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

Population

100,409

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$60,042

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone53,890 (54.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone36,004 (36.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,642 (3.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,705 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,778 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone981 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,483
  2. 2.Other Indo-European332
  3. 3.Arabic269
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)155
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)103

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,235

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$65,658

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,037
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)7,902
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,215
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,047
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,652

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,348
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations9,049
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,886
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,184
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,307

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.79×)8,037
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)12,693
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.09×)1,136
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)5,105
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)2,168

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$189,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,076/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,712 (14.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,557 (14.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,584 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,210 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,906 (7.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,734 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,889

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone33,804 (76.2%)
  • Carpooled4,283 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home3,768 (8.5%)
  • Other1,326 (3.0%)
  • Walked910 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit290 (0.7%)

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.