Madison County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,867	10,730,404	334,922,499	1780th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,531	$72,388	$80,734	2222nd of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	39.1	38.9	832nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.2%	35.7%	35.7%	622nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$284,600	$288,900	$332,700	708th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$780	$1,228	$1,413	2267th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.1%	13.0%	12.5%	1927th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	4.7%	5.2%	2510th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	48.6	220.7	n/a	1567th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	9.1%	14.1%	2516th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1534th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	66.6%	65.2%	1050th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.7	25.1	26.4	255th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.7%	16.3%	15.1%	1034th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.8%	n/a	n/a	1293rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.3%	47.2%	46.9%	980th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.0%	n/a	n/a	2312th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.6%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.6	58.4	61.4

Age in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	17.3%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	8,342	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.4%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.6%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,126	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.1%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.2%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	11,356	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.5%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,362	$1,896	n/a

Education in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.1%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.1%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.5%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.0%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Madison County, North Carolina

Statistic	Madison County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	10.0%	16.7%

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