Demographics of Madison city, Alabama

Madison city, Alabama had 67,968 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10,732 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Madison city, in four figures

67,968
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 60,106 ±51.; +18.8%
Change since July 2020: +10,732 people.; 37.3 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $134,655 ±$8,335
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Madison city, Alabama's population grew 18.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison city, Alabama'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Madison city, Alabama's population grew 18.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison city, Alabama'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	57,236	100.0	100.0
2021	58,248	101.8	100.2
2022	59,730	104.4	100.7
2023	60,813	106.2	101.6
2024	63,811	111.5	102.5
2025	67,968	118.8	103.1

Population of Madison city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	57,236	—
2021	58,248	+1,012
2022	59,730	+1,482
2023	60,813	+1,083
2024	63,811	+2,998
2025	67,968	+4,157

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±1.0: for men 36.7 ±1.3 and for women 38.1 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Madison city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	3,360 ±465	5.6% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,433 ±983	22.3% ±1.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,866 ±651	6.4% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,131 ±1,100	26.8% ±1.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,688 ±1,066	26.1% ±1.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,628 ±703	12.7% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $134,655 ±$8,335, and income per person $56,185 ±$2,917, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Madison city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,410 ±376	6.3% ±1.7	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,958 ±430	8.7% ±1.9	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,270 ±681	14.5% ±3.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,790 ±316	8.0% ±1.4	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,694 ±533	20.9% ±2.3	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,912 ±456	17.4% ±2.0	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,462 ±533	24.3% ±2.3	7.8% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,546 ±734	4.3% ±1.2	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	560 ±231	3.3% ±1.4	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,103 ±437	3.5% ±1.4	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	883 ±355	7.7% ±3.0	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madison city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	23,278 ±602	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±0.6	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% ±1.0	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.0% ±2.6	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.0% ±2.7	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$398,800 ±$12,889	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,453 ±$56	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±1	1986 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,169 ±1,077	8.6% ±1.8	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,736 ±1,465	66.1% ±2.4	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,581 ±867	12.6% ±1.4	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,288 ±570	7.1% ±0.9	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	38 to 206	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 144	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	118 to 996	0.2% to 1.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,590 ±548	4.3% ±0.9	3.3% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	23,137 ±1,509	38.5% ±2.5	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	29,366 ±1,486	48.9% ±2.5	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,757 ±427	2.9% ±0.7	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,846 ±903	9.7% ±1.5	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,011 ±500	5.0% ±0.8	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,835 ±781	4.7% ±1.3	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Madison city among the places of Alabama

9th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Madison city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Montgomery city	197,494 ±57
Tuscaloosa city	111,038 ±118
Hoover city	92,642 ±66
Auburn city	80,594 ±61
Dothan city	71,514 ±472
Madison city	60,106 ±51
Decatur city	57,361 ±59
Florence city	41,701 ±38
Prattville city	39,482 ±650
Vestavia Hills city	38,616 ±240
Phenix City city	38,499 ±30

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Madison city, Alabama

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 3 Places in Alabama by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 4 Places in Alabama by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Alabama by median home value
No. 10 Places in Alabama by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026