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 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.

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 bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Madison, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.11 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.