Demographics of Madison County, Georgia

Madison County, Georgia had 32,919 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,653 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Madison County, in four figures

32,919
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,653 people.; 39.9 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,963 ±$6,591
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Madison County, Georgia's population grew 8.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Madison County, Georgia's population grew 8.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,266	100.0	100.0
2021	30,883	102.0	100.2
2022	31,450	103.9	100.7
2023	32,265	106.6	101.6
2024	32,767	108.3	102.5
2025	32,919	108.8	103.1

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Population of Madison County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	30,266	+150	+14	0	+140
2021	30,883	+617	−15	+6	+644
2022	31,450	+567	0	+7	+537
2023	32,265	+815	+53	+53	+697
2024	32,767	+502	+39	+92	+368
2025	32,919	+152	+34	+50	+63

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±0.8: for men 36.9 ±1.4 and for women 41.7 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Madison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,923 ±152	6.1% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,460 ±467	17.3% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,491 ±387	7.9% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,878 ±479	25.0% ±1.5	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,982 ±504	25.3% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,794 ±518	18.4% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,963 ±$6,591, and income per person $29,716 ±$1,848, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Madison County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,049 ±392	18.2% ±3.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,526 ±462	22.5% ±4.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,875 ±338	16.7% ±3.0	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,694 ±364	15.1% ±3.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,857 ±368	16.5% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	725 ±171	6.4% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	516 ±225	4.6% ±2.0	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Madison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	5,367 ±969	17.2% ±3.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,629 ±441	22.8% ±5.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,609 ±535	16.0% ±3.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,129 ±280	14.7% ±3.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madison County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	12,533 ±37	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±2.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±2.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.9% ±3.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.1% ±4.0	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,700 ±$13,045	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$972 ±$59	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Madison County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,326 ±0	7.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,544 ±156	77.8% ±0.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,972 ±179	9.4% ±0.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	637 ±114	2.0% ±0.4	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 302	0.1% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	859 ±205	2.7% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Madison County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	23,674 ±647	75.1% ±2.1	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,125 ±601	19.4% ±1.9	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	186 to 576	0.6% to 1.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,348 ±304	4.3% ±1.0	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	584 ±146	1.9% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	764 ±280	2.4% ±0.9	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Madison County among the counties of Georgia

61st of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Madison County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lumpkin County	36,178	+7.5%
Dawson County	35,365	+30.7%
Lee County	34,179	+2.9%
Gilmer County	33,894	+7.9%
Haralson County	33,066	+10.0%
Madison County	32,919	+8.8%
Wayne County	32,481	+7.7%
Monroe County	32,023	+14.1%
Peach County	29,877	+6.5%
White County	29,802	+6.0%
Decatur County	29,432	> −0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026