Madison Heights, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

10,266

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.4

0.893% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.5%

21.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,215

4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$191,300

Population & Diversity

Madison Heights, VA is home to a population of 10.3k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.536% of Madison Heights, VA residents were born outside of the country (55 people).

In 2024, there were 2.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.92k people) in Madison Heights, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.37k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 458 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Madison Heights, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Madison Heights, VA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Madison Heights, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.92k ± 468
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.37k ± 395
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
458 ± 208

2.72%

Hispanic Population

279 people

2.72% of the people in Madison Heights, VA are hispanic (279 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Madison Heights, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

0.536%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

55 people

0.365%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

38 people

As of 2024, 0.536% of Madison Heights, VA residents (55 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Madison Heights, VA was 0.365%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
224 ± 88
Gulf War (2001-)
79 ± 64
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 46

Madison Heights, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.84 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Madison Heights, VA.

Economy

The economy of Madison Heights, VA employs 4.93k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Madison Heights, VA were Retail Trade (790 people), Manufacturing (763 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($73,949), Manufacturing ($60,488), and Finance & Insurance ($56,707).

Employment

Occupations

4.93k

2024 Value

± 494

−4.49%

1 Year decline

± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Madison Heights, VA declined at a rate of −4.49%, from 5.17k employees to 4.93k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madison Heights, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (659 people), Sales & Related Occupations (622 people), and Production Occupations (385 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madison Heights, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.93k

2024 Value

± 494

−4.49%

1 Year decline

± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Madison Heights, VA declined at a rate of −4.49%, from 5.17k employees to 4.93k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madison Heights, VA, are Retail Trade (790 people), Manufacturing (763 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madison Heights, VA, though some of these residents may live in Madison Heights, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,217

Median earning men ± $9,496

$39,238

Median earning women ± $4,301

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($98,438), Construction ($73,778), and Manufacturing ($60,977).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($57,596), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,250), and Public Administration ($47,951).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Madison Heights, VA was $191,300 in 2024, which is 0.575 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $181,300 to $191,300, a 5.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Madison Heights, VA is 71.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$191,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,205

$3,316

Median Property Taxes

±$374

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.4%

Homeownership

2024

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.4% of the housing units in Madison Heights, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$60,215

Median Household Income

± $7,458

4.64k

Number of Households

± 447

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.64k households in Madison Heights, VA declined from $60,215 from the previous year's value of $62,727.

The following chart displays the households in Madison Heights, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (82%)
Worked At Home (8.71%)
Carpooled (7.93%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Madison Heights, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.71%) and those who carpooled to work (7.93%).

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 Heights, VA have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.55% of the workforce in Madison Heights, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madison Heights, VA (1.07k out of 10.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

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

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

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

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