Madison County, Alabama

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Madison County, Alabama is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (145th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	405,718	5,086,768	334,922,499	183rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,499	$63,999	$80,734	389th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	39.3	38.9	2537th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.4%	28.4%	35.7%	145th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$299,200	$209,900	$332,700	629th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,209	$1,007	$1,413	523rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	15.6%	12.5%	2401st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.7%	5.2%	2151st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	506.1	100.4	n/a	332nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.0%	4.0%	14.1%	802nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1231st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.3%	70.2%	65.2%	2455th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	25.5	26.4	2110th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.1%	8.8%	15.1%	415th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1801st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.0%	46.1%	46.9%	2037th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.1%	n/a	n/a	370th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.8%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.6%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.7	52.8	61.4

Age in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	38.2	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.7%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	165,031	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.1%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.3%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.1%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	32.5%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,141	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.0%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.9%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.5%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	178,607	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.3%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.7%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,185	$788	n/a

Education in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	7.2%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.2%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.7%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.8%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.7%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.2%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.7%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Madison County, Alabama

Statistic	Madison County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.8%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.2%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.3%	4.5%	16.7%

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