Madison is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,742 people and two associated neighborhoods, Madison is the 79th largest community in West Virginia.

The city 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Madison spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

The education level of Madison citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.45% of adults in Madison have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Madison in 2022 was $30,987, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,948 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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, Scandinavian, and Scots-Irish.

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