2024 population: 423,355 ( 35,199 from 2020)
Land area: 801.6 square miles
Population density: 528.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	261,816	61.84%	6.4%
Black:	104,223	24.62%	10.4%
Indian:	2,559	0.60%	1.1%
Asian:	12,327	2.91%	17.7%
2+ races:	11,783	2.78%	20.5%
Hispanic:	30,647	7.24%	23.0%

Total non-White:	161,539	38.16%	13.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,933	12.2
Deaths:	16,545	10.7
Net Migration:	27,633	17.8
Net Immigration:	5,072	3.3

Change in White population:	15,797	4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,402	5.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
388,156
246,019	63.38%
94,440	24.33%
2,532	0.65%
10,475	2.70%
9,780	2.52%
24,910	6.42%
142,137	36.62%

2010
334,811
221,445	66.14%
79,517	23.75%
2,335	0.70%
8,488	2.54%
7,151	2.14%
15,404	4.60%
113,366	33.86%

2000
276,700
196,496	71.01%
62,602	22.62%
2,067	0.75%
5,247	1.90%
4,762	1.72%
5,226	1.89%
80,204	28.99%

1990
238,912
182,910	76.56%
47,688	19.96%
1,378	0.58%
4,076	1.71%
n/a
2,860	1.20%
56,002	23.44%

1980
196,966
153,818	78.09%
38,631	19.61%
598	0.30%
1,519	0.77%
n/a
2,134	1.08%
43,148	21.91%

1970
186,540
155,920	83.59%
28,270	15.15%
114	0.06%
445	0.24%
n/a
1,616	0.87%
30,620	16.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
38,577	11.5
27,490	8.2
22,750	6.8
4,314	1.3

24,574	7.3
28,771	8.6

Number	Rate
2000's
35,550	12.8
21,504	7.8
30,799	11.1
5,392	1.9

24,949	9.0
33,162	12.0

Number	Rate
1990's
39,354	16.5
18,479	7.7
8,845	3.7
2,774	1.2

13,586	5.7
24,202	10.1

Number	Rate
1980's
33,343	16.9
14,474	7.3
24,586	12.5
n/a

29,092	14.8
12,854	6.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,790	-5.2
n/a

-2,102	-1.1
12,528	6.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison County, AL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
83,734	10.3%
727,777	89.7%
59,906	7.4%

159,569
2.37

101,594	63.7%
76,149	75.0%
9,906	9.8%
57,975	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
79,490	23.7%
255,321	76.3%
40,873	12.2%

134,700
2.43

89,150	66.2%
66,176	74.2%
9,770	11.0%
45,550	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
70,691	25.5%
206,009	74.5%
29,931	10.8%

110,085
2.45

75,875	68.9%
59,630	78.6%
7,934	10.5%
34,210	31.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
58,845	24.6%
180,067	75.4%
21,437	9.0%

91,361
2.55

66,269	72.5%
54,402	82.1%
5,244	7.9%
25,092	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
58,066	29.5%
138,900	70.5%
14,102	7.2%

67,450
2.84

53,171	78.8%
44,008	82.8%
4,543	8.5%
14,279	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Madison County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,604	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,058	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,354	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,722	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,680	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,362	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,577	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,663	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,174	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,197	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	13,695	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	19,924	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,943	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,223	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,150	10.1%
$200,000 or more	19,243	12.1%

Median Household Income	78,058
Per Capita Income	44,720

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	107
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,112	3.8%
Public Assistance	4,489	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,605	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	172,663	71.1%
Unemployed	8,080	3.3%
In Armed Forces	893	0.4%

Total Labor Force	181,636	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	61,101	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	70,808	57,674	55.1%
Non-Profit	4,601	9,122	33.5%
Self-Employed	9,185	6,427	58.8%

Local Government	3,742	5,403	40.9%
State Government	2,966	3,599	45.2%
Federal Government	12,390	6,620	65.2%

Total Private + Self	79,993	64,101	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23,699	24,744	48.9%
Total	103,692	88,845	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33,102	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	35,578	18.4%
Professional, Technical	64,170	33.3%
Service Occupations	26,167	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	204	0.1%
All others	33,905	17.6%

White Collar		68.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	29,194	15.1%
Health care and social assistance	24,308	12.6%
Manufacturing	23,904	12.4%
Retail trade	20,653	10.7%
Public administration	17,705	9.2%
Educational services	14,968	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	12,230	6.3%
Construction	10,206	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,830	4.1%
Other services	7,562	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	6,196	3.2%
Finance and insurance	4,756	2.5%
Information	3,142	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,794	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,475	1.3%
Wholesale trade	2,357	1.2%
Utilities	1,463	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	718	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	304	0.2%
Management	157	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,660	2.73%
Puerto Rican	3,687	0.95%
Cuban	528	0.14%
Dominican	545	0.14%

Total Central American	2,031	0.52%
Costa Rican	92	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,120	0.29%
Honduran	304	0.08%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	328	0.08%
Salvadoran	157	0.04%
Other Central American	30	0.01%

Total South American	1,831	0.47%
Argentinean	74	0.02%
Bolivian	40	0.01%
Chilean	46	0.01%
Colombian	960	0.25%
Ecuadorian	27	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	218	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	466	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,329	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,026	0.52%
Chinese	1,981	0.51%
Korean	1,248	0.32%
Filipino	951	0.24%
Japanese	729	0.19%
Vietnamese	720	0.18%
Taiwanese	246	0.06%
Thai	240	0.06%
Laotian	151	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	342,336	93.1%
Spanish	12,873	3.5%
Other Indo-European	2,473	0.7%
Other Asian	1,922	0.5%
German, other Germanic	1,656	0.5%
Chinese	1,442	0.4%
Other	1,257	0.3%
Korean	1,016	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	821	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	47,780	12.3%
American	42,004	10.8%
Irish	36,453	9.4%
German	35,299	9.1%
European	10,244	2.6%
Italian	8,746	2.2%
Scottish	7,981	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	6,198	1.6%
French	6,185	1.6%
Polish	4,876	1.3%
British	3,757	1.0%
Dutch	3,361	0.9%
Swedish	2,502	0.6%
Welsh	2,499	0.6%
Norwegian	2,002	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	379,253	97.3%
Not a citizen	10,528	2.7%

Native	368,322	94.5%
Foreign-born	21,459	5.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,974	2.2%	14,810	5.5%	50,873	19.0%	75,132	28.1%	71,617	26.8%	48,899	18.3%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,974	2.2%
9-12 Years	14,810	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	50,873	19.0%
Some College	75,132	28.1%
Bach. Degree	71,617	26.8%
Grad Degree	48,899	18.3%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	128,972	122,728	6,244	4.8%	6.8%
1991	128,844	121,516	7,328	5.7%	7.3%
1992	131,139	124,578	6,561	5.0%	7.5%
1993	134,088	126,767	7,321	5.5%	7.2%
1994	134,299	126,790	7,509	5.6%	6.2%
1995	134,770	128,786	5,984	4.4%	5.9%
1996	135,873	131,409	4,464	3.3%	5.2%
1997	139,249	135,263	3,986	2.9%	4.9%
1998	142,186	138,115	4,071	2.9%	4.5%
1999	143,647	138,984	4,663	3.2%	4.7%

2000	149,626	144,268	5,358	3.6%	4.6%
2001	150,541	144,676	5,865	3.9%	5.2%
2002	150,356	143,433	6,923	4.6%	5.9%
2003	154,878	147,566	7,312	4.7%	6.0%
2004	157,774	150,549	7,225	4.6%	5.6%
2005	158,361	152,734	5,627	3.6%	4.4%
2006	161,511	156,243	5,268	3.3%	4.0%
2007	165,619	160,439	5,180	3.1%	4.1%
2008	168,276	161,020	7,256	4.3%	5.8%
2009	168,854	156,443	12,411	7.4%	10.1%

2010	169,944	155,994	13,950	8.2%	10.4%
2011	171,679	157,588	14,091	8.2%	9.6%
2012	170,324	158,207	12,117	7.1%	8.2%
2013	171,178	160,213	10,965	6.4%	7.3%
2014	170,377	159,923	10,454	6.1%	6.7%
2015	170,473	161,071	9,402	5.5%	6.1%
2016	172,125	163,288	8,837	5.1%	5.9%
2017	175,368	168,333	7,035	4.0%	4.6%
2018	180,767	174,517	6,250	3.5%	3.9%
2019	184,941	180,126	4,815	2.6%	3.0%

2020	187,247	178,579	8,668	4.6%	5.9%
2021	193,877	188,817	5,060	2.6%	3.4%
2022	199,231	194,989	4,242	2.1%	2.6%
2023	206,080	201,862	4,218	2.0%	2.5%
2024	219,990	214,307	5,683	2.6%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	171,313
Median Value	$242,900

Occupied	159,569	93.1%
Vacant	11,744	6.9%

Owned	108,545	68.0%
Rented	51,024	32.0%
Median Rent	$1,043

Single-Family Units	127,585	74.5%
Detached	123,250	71.9%
Attached	4,335	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27,490	16.0%
Mobile Homes	6,470	3.8%

Madison County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Madison County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Madison County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Madison County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Madison County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Madison County, AL