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." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Madison is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Madison a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Madison has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Madison's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Madison is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Madison is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Madison, the average commute to work is 31.11 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Madison doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

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.