Madison County, TX

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2021 Population

13,579

5.23% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

35.9

0% 1-year change

2021 Poverty Rate

12.6%

18.6% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$59,923

0.952% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$117,200

3.53% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Madison County, TX had a population of 13.6k people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $59,923. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Madison County, TX declined from 14,329 to 13,579, a −5.23% decrease and its median household income declined from $60,499 to $59,923, a −0.952% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Madison County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.9%), White (Hispanic) (17.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.33%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.44%).

None of the households in Madison County, TX 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.

91.8% of the residents in Madison County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Madison County, TX was $117,200, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%.

Most people in Madison County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Madison County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Madison County, TX borders Brazos County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Houston County, TX, Leon County, TX, Robertson County, TX, and Walker County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Madison County, TX is home to a population of 13.6k people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 10.4% of Madison County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.41k people).

In 2021, there were 3.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.33k people) in Madison County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.35k White (Hispanic) and 2.17k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.8%

2021 Citizenship

90.4%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 91.8% of Madison County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Madison County, TX was 90.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Madison County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.33k ± 16
White (Hispanic)
2.35k ± 380
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.17k ± 384

24.1%

Hispanic Population

3.27k people

24.1% of the people in Madison County, TX are hispanic (3.27k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

10.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.41k people

11.7%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.68k people

As of 2021, 10.4% of Madison County, TX residents (1.41k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Madison County, TX was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
186 ± 118
Gulf War (2001-)
177 ± 123
Gulf War (1990s)
63 ± 54

Madison County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Madison County, TX employs 4.54k people. The largest industries in Madison County, TX are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (576 people), Retail Trade (481 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (474 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($159,167), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($138,250), and Finance & Insurance ($66,250).

Employment

Occupations

4.54k

2021 Value

± 552

−8.76%

1 Year decline

± 21%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Madison County, TX declined at a rate of −8.76%, from 4.98k employees to 4.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madison County, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (616 people), Management Occupations (401 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (401 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madison County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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

4.54k

2021 Value

± 552

−8.76%

1 Year decline

± 21%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Madison County, TX declined at a rate of −8.76%, from 4.98k employees to 4.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madison County, TX, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (576 people), Retail Trade (481 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (474 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madison County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Madison County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,647

Median earning men ± $6,584

$25,597

Median earning women ± $2,893

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($159,861), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,700), and Public Administration ($47,986).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($45,072), Construction ($35,938), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

78
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
52
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
43
Retail Trade

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Madison County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 78.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.566%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 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 (78.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.566%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

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 Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 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 Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

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, TX was $117,200 in 2021, which is 0.479 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $113,200 to $117,200, a 3.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Madison County, TX is 76.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Madison County, TX have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Madison County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Madison County, TX is $59,923. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Madison County, TX was Census Tract 3 with a value of $63,908, followed by Census Tract 4 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $60,518 and $54,853.

Property

$117,200

Median Property Value 2021

±$16,386

$3,048

Median Property Taxes

±$380

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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.5%

Homeownership

2021

72.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 76.5% of the housing units in Madison County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3
Census Tract 4
Census Tract 2

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Madison County, TX was Census Tract 3 with a value of $63,908, followed by Census Tract 4 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $60,518 and $54,853.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Madison County, TX 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.

$59,923

Median Household Income

± $4,890

3.99k

Number of Households

± 417

In 2021, the median household income of the 3.99k households in Madison County, TX declined from $59,923 from the previous year's value of $60,499.

The following chart displays the households in Madison County, TX 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Madison County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (73.5%)
Carpooled (17.7%)
Worked At Home (5.99%)

In 2021, 73.5% of workers in Madison County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who worked at home (5.99%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Madison County, TX have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.73% of the workforce in Madison County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Madison County, TX 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, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Madison County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madison County, TX (1.42k out of 11.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, 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, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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.

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

84.5% of the population of Madison County, TX has health coverage, with 43.1% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 9.18% on non-group plans, and 1.8% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Madison County, TX see 7142 patients per year on average, which represents a 48.6% increase from the previous year (4807 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4809 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,142 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Madison County, TX

Primary care physicians in Madison County, TX see an average of 7,142 patients per year. This represents a 48.6% increase from the previous year (4,807 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15.5%

Uninsured

43.1%

Employer Coverage

15.6%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

9.18%

Non-Group

1.8%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Madison County, TX grew by 1.82% from 15.2% to 15.5%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Madison County, TX.

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 38% in Madison County, TX.

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

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