Madison, Alabama demographics

Madison, AL demographics: median age 37.3; 64.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Madison city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0145784. The survey estimates a population of 60,106 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Madison is 37.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 22,496 households (±597). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.3 ±1.0	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	16,793 ±1,087	27.9% ±1.8 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	10,718 ±1,070	17.8% ±1.8 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	24,967 ±1,274	41.5% ±2.1 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	7,628 ±703	12.7% ±1.2 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	30,224 ±879	50.3% ±1.5 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	29,882 ±875	49.7% ±1.5 pp	51.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	41,102 ±1,333	68.4% ±2.2 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,966 ±798	13.3% ±1.3 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	212 ±97	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,352 ±567	7.2% ±0.9 pp	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	63 ±81 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,056 ±544 · low precision	1.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,355 ±1,004	8.9% ±1.7 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,937 ±1,078	91.4% ±1.8 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,169 ±1,077	8.6% ±1.8 pp	5.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,496
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,179 ±656	58.6% ±2.5 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	962 ±307	4.3% ±1.4 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,814 ±444	8.1% ±2.0 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,265 ±698	23.4% ±3.0 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,276 ±446	5.7% ±2.0 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,496
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	9,042 ±491	40.2% ±1.9 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	13,454 ±786	59.8% ±3.1 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,496
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,265 ±698	23.4% ±3.0 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,235 ±699	32.2% ±3.0 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,163 ±496	18.5% ±2.2 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,841 ±542	17.1% ±2.4 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,602 ±344	7.1% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	310 ±139	1.4% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	80 ±56 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	54,260 ±904	90.3% ±1.5 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,846 ±903	9.7% ±1.5 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 56,746
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	49,824 ±1,220	87.8% ±2.0 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	2,537 ±898	4.5% ±1.6 pp	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	158 ±168 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	419 ±212 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	204 ±132 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	561 ±225	1.0% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	950 ±414	1.7% ±0.7 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	591 ±221	1.0% ±0.4 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	240 ±151 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	102 ±98 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	721 ±290	1.3% ±0.5 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	227 ±228 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	212 ±215 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 39,447
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	825 ±308	2.1% ±0.8 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,034 ±887	12.8% ±2.2 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,292 ±724	13.4% ±1.8 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,851 ±498	7.2% ±1.3 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	13,961 ±991	35.4% ±2.4 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11,484 ±964	29.1% ±2.4 pp	11.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 59,542
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	51,106 ±1,402	85.8% ±2.3 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,448 ±984	5.8% ±1.7 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,133 ±660 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,327 ±978	5.6% ±1.6 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	528 ±277 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.9% of Madison residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 95.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Madison	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.9% ±1.1 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.7% ±0.9 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	12.9% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Madison . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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