2022 population: 21,768 ( 1,004 from 2010 , 576 from 2020)
Land area: 449.6 square miles
Population density: 48.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,275	93.14%	2.7%
Black:	302	1.39%	29.6%
Indian:	101	0.46%	134.9%
Asian:	137	0.63%	75.6%
2+ races:	312	1.43%	32.2%
Hispanic:	641	2.94%	51.5%

Total non-White:	1,493	6.86%	45.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	421	9.9
Deaths:	674	15.9
Net Migration:	816	19.3
Net Immigration:	29	0.7

Change in White population:	541	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	463	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
20,764
19,734	95.04%
233	1.12%
43	0.21%
78	0.38%
236	1.14%
423	2.04%
1,030	4.96%

2000
19,635
19,004	96.79%
160	0.81%
50	0.25%
44	0.22%
111	0.57%
266	1.35%
631	3.21%

1990
16,953
16,678	98.38%
116	0.68%
29	0.17%
37	0.22%
n/a
93	0.55%
275	1.62%

1980
16,827
16,614	98.73%
159	0.94%
18	0.11%
18	0.11%
n/a
18	0.11%
213	1.27%

1970
16,003
15,672	97.93%
290	1.81%
8	0.05%
18	0.11%
n/a
14	0.09%
331	2.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,940	9.9
2,087	10.6
1,007	5.1
54	0.3

730	3.7
399	2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
2,141	12.6
2,023	11.9
2,068	12.2
40	0.2

2,326	13.7
356	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,837	10.9
1,743	10.4
46	0.3
n/a

64	0.4
62	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
269	1.7
n/a

942	5.9
-118	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.6
3,777	17.4%
17,991	82.6%
4,910	22.6%

8,447
2.42

5,490	65.0%
4,528	82.5%
238	4.3%
2,957	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
4,092	19.7%
16,672	80.3%
3,666	17.7%

8,494
2.32

5,756	67.8%
4,582	79.6%
432	7.5%
2,738	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
4,187	21.3%
15,448	78.7%
3,124	15.9%

7,996
2.34

5,597	70.0%
4,515	80.7%
416	7.4%
2,399	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.8
3,705	21.9%
13,248	78.1%
2,834	16.7%

6,513
2.47

4,881	74.9%
4,187	85.8%
203	4.2%
1,632	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
4,299	25.5%
12,528	74.5%
2,426	14.4%

5,830
2.73

4,698	80.6%
4,015	85.5%
174	3.7%
1,132	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Madison County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	547	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	580	6.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	412	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	435	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	441	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	463	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	312	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	268	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	394	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	541	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	605	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,242	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	735	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	458	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	501	5.9%
$200,000 or more	513	6.1%

Median Household Income	56,664
Per Capita Income	33,821

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	334	4.0%
Public Assistance	76	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,066	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,553	66.5%
Unemployed	146	1.1%
In Armed Forces	28	0.2%

Total Labor Force	8,727	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	4,143	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,202	2,727	54.0%
Non-Profit	267	556	32.4%
Self-Employed	777	263	74.7%

Local Government	656	553	54.3%
State Government	321	236	57.6%
Federal Government	57	90	38.8%

Total Private + Self	3,979	2,990	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,301	1,435	47.6%
Total	5,280	4,425	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,658	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,347	13.9%
Professional, Technical	2,167	22.3%
Service Occupations	1,864	19.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	183	1.9%
All others	2,679	27.6%

White Collar		53.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,463	15.1%
Educational services	1,198	12.3%
Construction	1,179	12.1%
Retail trade	1,163	12.0%
Public administration	843	8.7%
Manufacturing	539	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	458	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	446	4.6%
Other services	362	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	359	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	352	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	295	3.0%
Finance and insurance	286	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	181	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	164	1.7%
Wholesale trade	157	1.6%
Utilities	141	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	63	0.6%
Information	59	0.6%
Management	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	375	1.75%
Puerto Rican	68	0.32%
Cuban	56	0.26%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.01%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.01%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	18	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	13	0.06%
Colombian	5	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	52	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	20	0.09%
Filipino	15	0.07%
Laotian	15	0.07%
Chinese	13	0.06%
Japanese	9	0.04%
Korean	6	0.03%
Burmese	2	0.01%
Indian	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	20,211	98.7%
Spanish	189	0.9%
German, other Germanic	33	0.2%
Other Indo-European	17	0.1%
Other Asian	12	0.1%
Korean	6	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.0%
Tagalog	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	3,858	18.0%
Irish	2,901	13.5%
American	2,450	11.4%
German	2,092	9.8%
Scotch-Irish	858	4.0%
Scottish	808	3.8%
Italian	631	2.9%
European	537	2.5%
French	489	2.3%
Dutch	381	1.8%
Polish	220	1.0%
British	165	0.8%
Swedish	139	0.6%
Welsh	138	0.6%
Russian	136	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	21,280	99.4%
Not a citizen	134	0.6%

Native	21,143	98.7%
Foreign-born	271	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
549	3.5%	1,178	7.5%	4,840	31.0%	4,014	25.7%	3,298	21.1%	1,731	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	549	3.5%
9-12 Years	1,178	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,840	31.0%
Some College	4,014	25.7%
Bach. Degree	3,298	21.1%
Grad Degree	1,731	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,220	7,868	352	4.3%	4.1%
1991	8,527	7,933	594	7.0%	5.9%
1992	8,546	8,008	538	6.3%	6.3%
1993	8,547	8,119	428	5.0%	5.1%
1994	8,607	8,230	377	4.4%	4.4%
1995	8,634	8,274	360	4.2%	4.4%
1996	9,096	8,652	444	4.9%	4.4%
1997	9,328	8,973	355	3.8%	3.8%
1998	9,307	9,011	296	3.2%	3.5%
1999	9,277	9,013	264	2.8%	3.3%

2000	9,381	9,029	352	3.8%	3.7%
2001	9,598	9,063	535	5.6%	5.6%
2002	9,650	9,047	603	6.2%	6.9%
2003	9,759	9,227	532	5.5%	6.7%
2004	9,752	9,210	542	5.6%	5.9%
2005	9,836	9,296	540	5.5%	5.6%
2006	9,966	9,520	446	4.5%	5.1%
2007	9,857	9,436	421	4.3%	5.1%
2008	10,058	9,487	571	5.7%	6.2%
2009	9,994	9,013	981	9.8%	11.0%

2010	9,425	8,456	969	10.3%	10.7%
2011	9,487	8,513	974	10.3%	10.3%
2012	9,572	8,615	957	10.0%	9.5%
2013	9,504	8,747	757	8.0%	7.8%
2014	9,397	8,829	568	6.0%	6.1%
2015	9,459	8,928	531	5.6%	5.7%
2016	9,671	9,200	471	4.9%	5.1%
2017	9,953	9,528	425	4.3%	4.5%
2018	10,072	9,698	374	3.7%	4.0%
2019	10,176	9,815	361	3.5%	3.8%

2020	9,587	8,926	661	6.9%	7.3%
2021	9,657	9,236	421	4.4%	4.9%
2022	10,078	9,733	345	3.4%	3.7%
2023	10,232	9,908	324	3.2%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,092
Median Value	$236,300

Occupied	8,447	76.2%
Vacant	2,645	23.8%

Owned	6,488	76.8%
Rented	1,959	23.2%
Median Rent	$760

Single-Family Units	7,752	69.9%
Detached	7,723	69.6%
Attached	29	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	295	2.7%
Mobile Homes	2,581	23.3%

Madison County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Madison County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Madison County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Madison County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Madison County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Madison County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Madison County, NC