Madison is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 17,858 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Madison is the 64th largest community in Connecticut.

Madison is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Madison is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison who work in sales jobs (17.01%), management occupations (16.85%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.60%).

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.

In addition, Madison is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Madison is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Madison really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Madison perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Madison are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Madison, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.11 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Madison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Madison Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Madison is a pretty powerful place. 57.25% of the adults in Madison have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Madison in 2000 was $40,537, which is wealthy relative to Connecticut and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,148 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Madison include Irish, Italian, English, German, Polish, Swedish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Madison is English.