Madison Demographics

PopulationMadison town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Population2,2628,049,313
Male46.9%49.0%
Female53.1%51.0%
18 years and over77.8%75.6%
65 years and over18.3%12.0%
Married Persons53.6%56.3%
Single Persons46.4%43.7%
Median Age40.035.3
Average Family Size2.922.98
Ethnicity
White62.0%73.1%
Black or African American36.0%22.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%1.6%
Asian0.5%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.2%0.1%
Other1.7%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.4%4.7%
Housing CharacteristicsMadison town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Housing Units1,0493,523,944
Median Home Cost$82,300$108,300
Number of Households9723,132,013
Persons per Household2.332.49
Economic CharacteristicsMadison town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Median Household Income$29,955$39,184
Per Capita Income$17,208$20,307
In Labor Force62.1%65.7%
Families below poverty level11.2%9.0%
Education CharacteristicsMadison town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment263913,173
High School Enrollment92417,749
College or Graduate School59462,275
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate31.5%28.4%
Associates Degree4.9%6.8%
Bachelor's Degree11.5%15.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree5.5%7.2%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census