Madison County, Georgia

Madison County has a population of 31,528 and has grown 9.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $219,700, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $61,963.

Home price
$219,700
Income
$61,963
Population
31,528
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$219,700county
Median gross rent$972county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198034.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,349county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,331county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,183county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,734county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$61,963county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate17.2%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 home6.3%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government16.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$28,064county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.76%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time29.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service75 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 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 station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths104.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher21.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.4%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment5165county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible87.1%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.2%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population31,528county
Land area in square miles282county
People per square mile of land112.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person23.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.3%county
Second languages6.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents169county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,043county
Households that moved away820county
Average income of arriving households$55,839county
Average income of departing households$43,477county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year130county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.3 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F51 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,128 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.4%county
Homes heated by propane7.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.4%county
Households with broadband87.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk34.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.4county
Landslide risk26.6county
Hail risk56.8county
Earthquake risk61.6county
Tornado risk58.5county
Tropical cyclone risk69.3county
Extreme heat risk43.7county
Winter weather risk6.6county
Strong wind risk40.5county
Wildfire risk29.7county

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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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