Madison County, Florida

Madison County has a population of 18,089 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $116,200, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $48,485.

Home price
$116,200
Income
$48,485
Population
18,089
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$116,200county
Median gross rent$874county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198037.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,086county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$969county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,400county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$48,485county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate21.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.7%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.3%county
Economic output per resident$41,368county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.83%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport46744county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station102 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths160.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.1%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2258county
Students per full-time teacher17.6county
Free lunch eligible62.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution0.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians11county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,089county
Land area in square miles697county
People per square mile of land26.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age44.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.9%county
Share of households that are one person38.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.6%county
Second languages5.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents340county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in506county
Households that moved away357county
Average income of arriving households$50,208county
Average income of departing households$44,681county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year39county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F90 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing26 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days275 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 23county
Average first fall frostNov 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use948 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity81.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.9%county
Homes heated by propane8.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband77.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk33.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk36.4county
Landslide risk16.2county
Hail risk16.9county
Earthquake risk32.5county
Tornado risk38.2county
Tropical cyclone risk90.6county
Extreme heat risk44.8county
Winter weather risk10.3county
Strong wind risk20.3county
Wildfire risk63.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Madison County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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