Madison is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,146 people and three associated neighborhoods, Madison is the 301st largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Madison has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Madison a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The education level of Madison citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.53% of adults 25 and older in Madison have a college degree.

The per capita income in Madison in 2018 was $29,806, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,224 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Madison is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Madison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Madison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Madison include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Dutch.

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