Demographics of Madison city, Mississippi

Madison city, Mississippi had 28,575 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +820 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

28,575
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,946 ±35.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +820 people.; 41.7 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $119,338 ±$11,920
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, Mississippi's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Madison city, Mississippi'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, Mississippi's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Madison city, Mississippi'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	27,755	100.0	100.0
2021	27,735	99.9	100.2
2022	27,917	100.6	100.7
2023	28,110	101.3	101.6
2024	28,366	102.2	102.5
2025	28,575	103.0	103.1

Population of Madison city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	27,755	—
2021	27,735	−20
2022	27,917	+182
2023	28,110	+193
2024	28,366	+256
2025	28,575	+209

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±1.5: for men 40.9 ±1.5 and for women 42.4 ±1.3. 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	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,635 ±312	5.9% ±1.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,521 ±554	19.8% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,237 ±396	8.0% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,009 ±638	21.5% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,016 ±658	28.7% ±2.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,528 ±419	16.2% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $119,338 ±$11,920, and income per person $59,649 ±$5,252, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi 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	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	425 ±142	4.4% ±1.4	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,120 ±282	11.5% ±2.8	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,315 ±264	13.5% ±2.6	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,271 ±252	13.0% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,921 ±315	19.7% ±3.1	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,088 ±257	11.1% ±2.6	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,619 ±358	26.8% ±3.5	5.8% ±0.2	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	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,336 ±549	4.8% ±2.0	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	261 to 777	7.4% ±3.6	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	527 ±217	3.7% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	100 to 480	1.6% to 7.4%	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Madison city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	10,214 ±423	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±1.2	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	94.3% ±1.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	5.7% ±1.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$352,900 ±$13,492	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,853 ±$152	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±2	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	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	274 to 986	1.0% to 3.5%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,595 ±746	77.3% ±2.7	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,561 ±672	12.7% ±2.4	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,648 ±417	5.9% ±1.5	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 201	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	176 to 610	0.6% to 2.2%	3.0% ±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	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	19,603 ±968	70.1% ±3.5	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,494 ±867	23.2% ±3.1	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	68 to 276	0.2% to 1.0%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,677 ±415	6.0% ±1.5	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	751 ±237	2.7% ±0.8	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	926 ±354	3.3% ±1.3	1.4% ±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 city among the places of Mississippi

10th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Madison city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hattiesburg city	48,619 ±32
Olive Branch city	47,019 ±37
Tupelo city	37,791 ±32
Meridian city	34,137 ±45
Greenville city	28,166 ±34
Madison city	27,946 ±35
Pearl city	27,737 ±39
Clinton city	27,195 ±40
Horn Lake city	26,647 ±43
Oxford city	26,411 ±26
Starkville city	25,721 ±27

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Madison city, Mississippi

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