Madison County, VA

County

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2021 Population

13,731

3.96% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

46.5

0.216% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

8.66%

10% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$72,349

14% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$278,700

5.53% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Madison County, VA had a population of 13.7k people with a median age of 46.5 and a median household income of $72,349. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Madison County, VA grew from 13,208 to 13,731, a 3.96% increase and its median household income grew from $63,482 to $72,349, a 14% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Madison County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.41%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.89%), White (Hispanic) (1.69%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.2%).

None of the households in Madison County, VA 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.

99.1% of the residents in Madison County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Madison County, VA was $278,700, and the homeownership rate was 82.4%.

Most people in Madison County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Madison County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Madison County, VA borders Culpeper County, VA, Greene County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, and Rappahannock County, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

Madison County, VA is home to a population of 13.7k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.43% of Madison County, VA residents were born outside of the country (334 people).

In 2021, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.6k people) in Madison County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.02k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 534 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.1%

2021 Citizenship

98.6%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.1% of Madison County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Madison County, VA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Madison County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.6k ± 18
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 251
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
534 ± 275

3.15%

Hispanic Population

432 people

3.15% of the people in Madison County, VA are hispanic (432 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

2.43%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

334 people

3.07%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

405 people

As of 2021, 2.43% of Madison County, VA residents (334 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, VA was 3.07%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
266 ± 125
Gulf War (1990s)
181 ± 97
Gulf War (2001-)
127 ± 113

Madison County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Madison County, VA employs 6.44k people. The largest industries in Madison County, VA are Retail Trade (1,203 people), Construction (687 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (622 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Construction ($76,935), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,159).

Employment

Occupations

6.44k

2021 Value

± 674

2.4%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Madison County, VA grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 6.29k employees to 6.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madison County, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (862 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (739 people), and Management Occupations (609 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madison County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.44k

2021 Value

± 674

2.4%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Madison County, VA grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 6.29k employees to 6.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madison County, VA, are Retail Trade (1,203 people), Construction (687 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (622 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madison County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Madison County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,436

Median earning men ± $8,781

$30,877

Median earning women ± $3,954

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,000), and Construction ($78,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Construction ($76,815), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,488).

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 Virginia. 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 Virginia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

67
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
64
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
59
Manufacturing

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 Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $37.7B, followed by Electronics ($29B) and Machinery ($23.6B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

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$313B

2020 Value in Virginia

$612B

Projected 2050 Value in Virginia

95.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound Virginia trade was $313B. This is expected to increase 95.3% to $612B by 2050.

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

Interstate Trade

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

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $26B, followed by Maryland with $18.5B and Pennsylvania and $12.4B.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Madison County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 65.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 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 (65.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.3%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 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 Virginia 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, 0.836% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.859% 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 (1.68M), Bachelors Degree (1.44M), and Some college (1.41M).

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, VA was $278,700 in 2021, which is 1.14 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $264,100 to $278,700, a 5.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Madison County, VA is 82.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Madison County, VA have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Madison County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$278,700

Median Property Value 2021

±$17,827

$4,262

Median Property Taxes

±$544

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.4%

Homeownership

2021

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 82.4% of the housing units in Madison County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

$72,349

Median Household Income

± $6,883

5.18k

Number of Households

± 573

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.18k households in Madison County, VA grew to $72,349 from the previous year's value of $63,482.

The following chart displays the households in Madison County, VA 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Madison County, VA is from Virginia.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2021, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.381% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (73.7%)
Worked At Home (13.6%)
Carpooled (8.32%)

In 2021, 73.7% of workers in Madison County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.32%).

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

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Madison County, VA have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.53% of the workforce in Madison County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.66% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madison County, VA (1.17k out of 13.6k 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 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Madison County, VA is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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

94.2% of the population of Madison County, VA has health coverage, with 45.1% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 19% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 1.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Madison County, VA see 4420 patients per year on average, which represents a 33% increase from the previous year (3324 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2662 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3328 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,420 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Madison County, VA

Primary care physicians in Madison County, VA see an average of 4,420 patients per year. This represents a 33% increase from the previous year (3,324 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.83%

Uninsured

45.1%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

19%

Medicare

14.6%

Non-Group

1.55%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Madison County, VA declined by 21.5% from 7.42% to 5.83%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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

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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 32.8% in Madison County, VA.

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

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