Madison County, Mississippi

Madison County has a population of 111,647 and has grown 6.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $311,100, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $83,441.

Home price
$311,100
Income
$83,441
Population
111,647
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$311,100county
Median gross rent$1,186county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198023.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,604county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,288county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,097county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,544county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$83,441county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$89,054county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.68%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport616695county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths17.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher49.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county29county
Public school enrollment16170county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible51.5%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools7county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians129county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter10.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

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

Population111,647county
Land area in square miles714county
People per square mile of land156.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores18county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store41.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.4%county
Population change since 2020+6.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age39.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.3%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages6.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents131county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in3,376county
Households that moved away3,219county
Average income of arriving households$88,193county
Average income of departing households$78,666county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year457county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings7.0%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F104 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing29 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days241 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 17county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,188 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas49.6%county
Homes heated by propane7.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband92.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk76.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.9county
Landslide risk50.7county
Hail risk88.5county
Earthquake risk74.5county
Tornado risk95.8county
Tropical cyclone risk77.7county
Extreme heat risk88.7county
Winter weather risk73.1county
Strong wind risk77.0county
Wildfire risk53.9county

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

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