Madison County, FL

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2023 Population

18,113

0.706% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

44.9

0.899% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

20.9%

6.73% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$48,176

11% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$105,900

14.6% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,485

4.18% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Madison County, FL had a population of 18.1k people with a median age of 44.9 and a median household income of $48,176. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Madison County, FL grew from 17,986 to 18,113, a 0.706% increase and its median household income grew from $43,386 to $48,176, a 11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Madison County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (35.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.78%), White (Hispanic) (2.2%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.62%).

None of the households in Madison County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Madison County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Madison County, FL are North Florida College (433 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Madison County, FL was $105,900, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Madison County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Madison County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Madison County, FL borders Hamilton County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Brooks County, GA, and Lowndes County, GA.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Madison County, FL is home to a population of 18.1k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.23% of Madison County, FL residents were born outside of the country (585 people).

In 2023, there were 1.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.76k people) in Madison County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.51k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 684 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

97%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.1% of Madison County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Madison County, FL was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Madison County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Madison County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.76k ± 192
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.51k ± 175
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
684 ± 241

5.55%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

5.55% of the people in Madison County, FL are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Madison County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

3.23%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

585 people

4.24%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

762 people

As of 2023, 3.23% of Madison County, FL residents (585 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Madison County, FL was 4.24%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Madison County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
495 ± 152
Gulf War (2001-)
426 ± 234
Gulf War (1990s)
203 ± 108

Madison County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Madison County, FL employs 6.49k people. The largest industries in Madison County, FL are Manufacturing (786 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (774 people), and Retail Trade (740 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($72,838), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,075), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,365).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.49k

2023 Value

± 656

4.18%

1 Year growth

± 13.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Madison County, FL grew at a rate of 4.18%, from 6.23k employees to 6.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madison County, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (758 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (668 people), and Production Occupations (662 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madison County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.49k

2023 Value

± 656

4.18%

1 Year growth

± 13.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Madison County, FL grew at a rate of 4.18%, from 6.23k employees to 6.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madison County, FL, are Manufacturing (786 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (774 people), and Retail Trade (740 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madison County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Madison County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,097

Median earning men ± $4,732

$31,014

Median earning women ± $3,488

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,159), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,125), and Construction ($50,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,400), Public Administration ($47,651), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,912).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

35
Other Services (except Public Administration)
28
Retail Trade
27
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$31.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$26.1k
Manufacturing
$16.7k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Madison County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.341%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.341%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Madison County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Madison County, FL awarded 433 degrees. The student population of Madison County, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 330 male students and 797 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Madison County, FL are White (283 and 65.4%), followed by Black or African American (117 and 27%), Hispanic or Latino (27 and 6.24%), and Asian (3 and 0.693%).

The largest universities in Madison County, FL by number of degrees awarded are North Florida College (433 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Madison County, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (156 and 36%), Registered Nursing (98 and 22.6%), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (45 and 10.4%).

The median tuition cost in Madison County, FL for a public four year colleges is $2,280 for in-state students and $9,180 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,127 students enrolled in Madison County, FL, 29.3% men and 70.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 718 records, of which 70.5% were women and 29.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
7 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
156 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
53 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Madison County, FL was General Business Administration & Management with 7 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Madison County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

North Florida College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

433 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was North Florida College with 433 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 125 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Madison County, FL, which is 0.406 times less than the 308 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 283 degrees mean that there were 2.42 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 117 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,280) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($714) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Madison County, FL was $105,900 in 2023, which is 0.349 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $92,400 to $105,900, a 14.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Madison County, FL is 72%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Madison County, FL have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Madison County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Madison County, FL is $48,176. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Madison County, FL was Census Tract 1102 with a value of $58,689, followed by Census Tract 1104 and Census Tract 1103.01, with respective values of $57,143 and $49,688.

In 2023, 14.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Madison County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.57%.

Housing

Property

$105,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,571

$5,026

Median Property Taxes

±$498

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Madison County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Madison County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72%

Homeownership

2023

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72% of the housing units in Madison County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Madison County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1102
Census Tract 1104
Census Tract 1103.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Madison County, FL was Census Tract 1102 with a value of $58,689, followed by Census Tract 1104 and Census Tract 1103.01, with respective values of $57,143 and $49,688.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Madison County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,176

Median Household Income

± $3,501

6.98k

Number of Households

± 597

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.98k households in Madison County, FL grew to $48,176 from the previous year's value of $43,386.

The following chart displays the households in Madison County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Madison County, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Carpooled (14.6%)
Worked At Home (3.78%)

In 2023, 78.4% of workers in Madison County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (3.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Madison County, FL have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.83% of the workforce in Madison County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Madison County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Madison County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Madison County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Madison County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.57%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madison County, FL (3.41k out of 16.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Madison County, FL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 31.2% of the children was living in poverty in Madison County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.9% of the population of Madison County, FL has health coverage, with 30.7% on employee plans, 23.1% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 1.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Madison County, FL see 9354 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.17% increase from the previous year (9246 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3658 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1407 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

9,354 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Madison County, FL

Primary care physicians in Madison County, FL see an average of 9,354 patients per year. This represents a 1.17% increase from the previous year (9,246 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Madison County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.1%

Uninsured

30.7%

Employer Coverage

23.1%

Medicaid

17.5%

Medicare

15%

Non-Group

1.54%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Madison County, FL declined by 5.68% from 12.8% to 12.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Madison County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 79.2 in Madison County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Madison County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.9% in Madison County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Madison County, FL.