Madison, AL Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff




People QuickFactsMadisonAlabama
Population, 2003 estimate 34,0804,500,752
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 16.2%1.2%
Population, 2000 29,3294,447,100
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 100.6%10.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.8%6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 30.3%25.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 5.5%13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.6%51.7%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)80.1%71.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)13.0%26.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.6%0.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)3.5%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.1%Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)0.7%0.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.0%1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 2.3%1.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 37.3%57.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.6%2.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.4%3.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 94.6%75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 52.0%19.0%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.224.8
Housing units, 2000 12,1211,963,711
Homeownership rate, 2000 70.3%72.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $141,300$85,100
Households, 2000 11,1431,737,080
Persons per household, 2000 2.612.49
Median household income, 1999 $63,849$34,135
Per capita money income, 1999 $27,821$18,189
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 5.8%16.1%
Business QuickFactsMadisonAlabama
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 332,03240,986,328
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 146,28936,623,327
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,106$8,477
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 39,1373,881,782
Total number of firms, 1997 1,856285,206
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 12.3%9.9%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 46.1%24.4%
Geography QuickFactsMadisonAlabama
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2350,744
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,266.587.6
FIPS Code 4578401
Counties Limestone County




(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:32 EST
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