Madison County, Georgia Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Madison County, Georgia, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Madison County, Georgia. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Madison County, Georgia. The estimated population of Madison County, Georgia is 29,906 people, with a median age of 40.3.

We can look at the total population in Madison County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
29,906
+0.95%
+4.57%
2020
29,624
+1.39%
-
2019
29,218
+1.1%
-
2018
28,900
+1.05%
-
2017
28,600
 - -

Population of Madison County, Georgia by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
80.3%
82.9%
 -3.14%
Black/African American
8.7%
8.6%
 +1.16%
Native
0.1%
0.3%
 -66.67%
Hispanic
6.1%
4.9%
 +24.49%
Asian
1.3%
1.4%
 -7.14%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3%
1.5%
 +100.00%
Other
0.5%
0.3%
 +66.67%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Madison County, Georgia by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.3 -0.49% 39.6 -0.75% 41 +0.24%
2020 40.5 -1.46% 39.9 -2.92% 40.9 -0.49%
2019 41.1 -0.24% 41.1 +1.73% 41.1 -2.84%
2018 41.2 +0.49% 40.4 +0.5% 42.3 0%
2017 41 - 40.2 - 42.3 -

The median age of Madison County, Georgia gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,031 -20.76% 1,582 +17.05% 1,626 1,859
10 to 19 1,921 +6.48% 1,614 +23.38% 2,009 2,017
20 to 29 1,608 +11.39% 1,694 +8.45% 1,794 1,829
30 to 39 1,582 +23.72% 1,906 -7.32% 1,964 1,761
40 to 49 2,044 -10.39% 1,942 +8.25% 1,835 2,105
50 to 59 2,057 +4.21% 1,898 +18.29% 2,143 2,261
60 to 69 1,774 -0.54% 1,928 -10.59% 1,764 1,726
70+ 1,328 +9.59% 1,691 +4.32% 1,457 1,756

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Madison County, Georgia is $51,854.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Madison County.

  • Under 25
    $55,784.00
  • 25 to 44
    $43,854.00
  • 45 to 64
    $70,694.00
  • 65 and over
    $42,342.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Madison County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Madison County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Madison County, Georgia is currently $69,421.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.63% of households in Madison County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Madison County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    21.39%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    27.16%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.76%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.77%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.87%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.41%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.63%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Madison County is $25,921.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Madison County by the total population of Madison County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Madison County, Georgia, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Madison County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    15.37%
  • Bachelor's degree
    20.21%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.83%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    48.64%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.94%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Madison County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Madison County over the age of 16 is 23,776.

Of those people, a total of 60.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Madison County is 56.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,381 48.40% 12.30%
20 to 24 years 1,800 81.70% 4.00%
25 to 29 years 1,823 67.90% 6.80%
30 to 34 years 1,793 77.70% 10.60%
35 to 44 years 3,804 74.10% 7.40%
45 to 54 years 3,954 81.50% 6.00%
55 to 59 years 2,518 70.50% 3.70%
60 to 64 years 1,584 61.90% 1.60%
65 to 74 years 3,165 20.10% 1.60%
75 years and over 1,954 5.80% 23.70%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Madison County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 19,925 60.90% 5.40%
Black or African American 2,002 51.60% 14.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 31 67.70% 0.00%
Asian 266 40.20% 17.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 480 39.20% 33.00%
Two or more races 1,072 77.90% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,157 68.90% 8.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,607 60.70% 5.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Madison County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Madison County is 13,424, with median earnings of $33,296.00.

Women in Madison County, Georgia earning approximately 67.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 13,424 $33,296.00
Male 6,917 $40,354.00
Female 6,507 $27,202.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,212 $65,822.00
Business and Financial 411 $70,536.00
Computer and Mathematical 173 $54,741.00
Architecture and Engineering 169 $41,232.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 130 $34,286.00
Community and Social Service 130 $50,000.00
Legal 13 $0.00
Educational and Library 1,011 $46,587.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 218 $28,431.00
Healthcare Practitioners 642 $76,491.00
Healthcare Support 590 $14,917.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 110 $55,000.00
Law Enforcement 116 $55,691.00
Food Preparation and Serving 859 $10,614.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 849 $23,090.00
Personal Care and Service 189 $10,873.00
Sales 810 $22,907.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,644 $30,551.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 133 $43,263.00
Construction and Extraction 932 $38,626.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 674 $44,444.00
Production 806 $32,500.00
Transportation and Material Moving 812 $27,075.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 684 $66,872.00 528 $45,786.00
Business and Financial 169 $63,438.00 242 $75,375.00
Computer and Mathematical 173 $54,741.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 123 $41,195.00 46 $55,104.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 109 $33,997.00 21 $61,875.00
Community and Social Service 77 $60,170.00 53 $17,452.00
Legal 3 $0.00 10 $0.00
Educational and Library 183 $64,567.00 828 $45,451.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 146 $28,424.00 72 $28,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 85 $78,350.00 557 $76,118.00
Healthcare Support 54 $9,231.00 536 $17,768.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 76 $60,694.00 34 $43,365.00
Law Enforcement 82 $56,596.00 34 $14,074.00
Food Preparation and Serving 237 $12,755.00 622 $7,104.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 559 $29,063.00 290 $4,658.00
Personal Care and Service 41 $42,772.00 148 $10,708.00
Sales 480 $45,882.00 330 $14,671.00
Office and Administrative Support 489 $38,973.00 1,155 $27,994.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 56 $23,839.00 77 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 713 $40,683.00 219 $26,449.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 663 $44,375.00 11 $0.00
Production 593 $35,811.00 213 $28,787.00
Transportation and Material Moving 609 $44,740.00 203 $15,707.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 10,510 households in Madison County, with an average household size of 2.82 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,873 families in Madison County with an average family size of 3.25 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,587 435 1,851 2,637
Average Household Size 3.24 3.69 3.45 1.36
Total Families 5,587 435 1,851 0
Average Household Size 3.21 3.18 3.39 0

Poverty

Of the 7,873 families in Madison County, 17.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Madison County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 12,146 housing units in Madison County, Georgia.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 10,510 86.53%
Vacant 1,636 13.47%

18.47% of the total 12,146 housing units in Madison County are rental units. This is approximately 2,243 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,575 are occupied by the owner - or 62.37% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Madison County is $839.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Madison County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    692
  • Less than $500
    150
  • $500 to $999
    1,487
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    469
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    137
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Madison County is $156,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Madison County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,385
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    913
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,207
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,614
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,445
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    789
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    191
  • $1,000,000 or more
    31

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Madison County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Madison County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    766
  • 1940 to 1949
    281
  • 1950 to 1959
    587
  • 1960 to 1969
    870
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,840
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,105
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,107
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,844
  • 2010 to 2013
    678
  • 2014 or later
    68

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Madison County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    434
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,581
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,746
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,749

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Madison County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Madison County that commute to work in a particular way.

27.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Madison County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    430
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    851
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,542
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,346
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,132
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,329
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,844
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    609
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    435
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,094
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    378
  • 90 or more minutes
    524

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Madison County, Georgia in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Madison County, Georgia

We have data for 11 places in Madison County, Georgia. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.