Madison is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 16,530 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Madison is the 128th largest community in New Jersey.

Madison is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Madison is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison who work in management occupations (15.16%), office and administrative support jobs (14.57%), and sales jobs (13.00%).

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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Madison, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Madison provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

In addition, Madison is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Madison is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Madison's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Madison is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Madison Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Madison is a pretty powerful place. 56.82% 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 $38,416, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,664 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 Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Madison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.