Madison is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 29,089 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Madison is the 13th largest community in Alabama.

Madison is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Madison is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison who work in management occupations (14.07%), office and administrative support jobs (12.30%), and sales jobs (11.27%).

Also of interest is that Madison has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Madison spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

For most residents of Madison, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 99.1% of people in Madison drive alone to work on most days, making Madison a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Madison's landscape.

Madison Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Madison. 52.01% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Madison in 2000 was $27,821, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,284 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Madison is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Madison home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Madison is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Madison include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Madison is English.