County Seat: Huntsville
Population: 298,192 (Source 2000 US Census)
Median Household Income: $44,704
Madison County is located in the northeastern portion of the State of Alabama. This county is home to 298,192 people with 144,342 in the labor force. Madison County has a very strong industrial base with more than 400 companies. Madison County along with Limestone County make up the Huntsville MSA.
Data & Statistics
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Madison County Economic QuickFacts
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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Population 16 years and over |
213,615 |
100 |
In labor force |
144,342 |
67.6 |
Civilian labor force |
143,109 |
67 |
Employed |
134,916 |
63.2 |
Unemployed |
8,193 |
3.8 |
Percent of civilian labor force |
5.7 |
(X) |
Armed Forces |
1,233 |
0.6 |
Not in labor force |
69,273 |
32.4 |
Females 16 years and over |
110,928 |
100 |
In labor force |
66,593 |
60 |
Civilian labor force |
66,411 |
59.9 |
Employed |
62,185 |
56.1 |
Own children under 6 years |
21,594 |
100 |
All parents in family in labor force |
13,263 |
61.4 |
COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Workers 16 years and over |
134,044 |
100 |
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
112,526 |
83.9 |
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
15,127 |
11.3 |
Public transportation (including taxicab) |
482 |
0.4 |
Walked |
1,800 |
1.3 |
Other means |
970 |
0.7 |
Worked at home |
3,139 |
2.3 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
20.9 |
(X) |
Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
134,916 |
100 |
OCCUPATION |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
58,476 |
43.3 |
Service occupations |
16,734 |
12.4 |
Sales and office occupations |
32,115 |
23.8 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
231 |
0.2 |
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations |
10,104 |
7.5 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
17,256 |
12.8 |
INDUSTRY |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
622 |
0.5 |
Construction |
7,725 |
5.7 |
Manufacturing |
25,392 |
18.8 |
Wholesale trade |
3,508 |
2.6 |
Retail trade |
14,138 |
10.5 |
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
4,175 |
3.1 |
Information |
3,453 |
2.6 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
5,851 |
4.3 |
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services |
16,654 |
12.3 |
Educational, health and social services |
23,616 |
17.5 |
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
10,619 |
7.9 |
Other services (except public administration) |
6,129 |
4.5 |
Public administration |
13,034 |
9.7 |
CLASS OF WORKER |
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Private wage and salary workers |
101,117 |
74.9 |
Government workers |
26,050 |
19.3 |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
7,502 |
5.6 |
Unpaid family workers |
247 |
0.2 |
INCOME IN 1999 |
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Households |
110,085 |
100 |
Less than $10,000 |
9,756 |
8.9 |
$10,000 to $14,999 |
6,456 |
5.9 |
$15,000 to $24,999 |
13,406 |
12.2 |
$25,000 to $34,999 |
13,326 |
12.1 |
$35,000 to $49,999 |
17,919 |
16.3 |
$50,000 to $74,999 |
21,890 |
19.9 |
$75,000 to $99,999 |
12,684 |
11.5 |
$100,000 to $149,999 |
10,137 |
9.2 |
$150,000 to $199,999 |
2,500 |
2.3 |
$200,000 or more |
2,011 |
1.8 |
Median household income (dollars) |
44,704 |
(X) |
With earnings |
92,023 |
83.6 |
Mean earnings (dollars) |
55,114 |
(X) |
With Social Security income |
23,277 |
21.1 |
Mean Social Security income (dollars) |
10,091 |
(X) |
With Supplemental Security Income |
3,781 |
3.4 |
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) |
5,701 |
(X) |
With public assistance income |
2,246 |
2 |
Mean public assistance income (dollars) |
1,818 |
(X) |
With retirement income |
21,706 |
19.7 |
Mean retirement income (dollars) |
23,167 |
(X) |
Families |
75,875 |
100 |
Less than $10,000 |
3,969 |
5.2 |
$10,000 to $14,999 |
3,072 |
4 |
$15,000 to $24,999 |
6,891 |
9.1 |
$25,000 to $34,999 |
8,175 |
10.8 |
$35,000 to $49,999 |
12,377 |
16.3 |
$50,000 to $74,999 |
17,049 |
22.5 |
$75,000 to $99,999 |
10,971 |
14.5 |
$100,000 to $149,999 |
9,308 |
12.3 |
$150,000 to $199,999 |
2,345 |
3.1 |
$200,000 or more |
1,718 |
2.3 |
Median family income (dollars) |
54,360 |
(X) |
Per capita income (dollars) |
23,091 |
(X) |
Median earnings (dollars): |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
40,779 |
(X) |
Female full-time, year-round workers |
26,534 |
(X) |
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) |
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Families |
6,121 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
8.1 |
With related children under 18 years |
4,850 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
12.2 |
With related children under 5 years |
2,313 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
15.2 |
Families with female householder, no husband present |
3,478 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
27.3 |
With related children under 18 years |
3,146 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
34.7 |
With related children under 5 years |
1,471 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
49.5 |
Individuals |
28,408 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
10.5 |
18 years and over |
18,397 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
9.2 |
65 years and over |
2,796 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
9.6 |
Related children under 18 years |
9,824 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
14.1 |
Related children 5 to 17 years |
6,729 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
13.2 |
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
8,784 |
(X) |
Percent below poverty level |
(X) |
20.5 |
Source: US Census
Madison County People QuickFacts
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Population, 2006 estimate |
304,307 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
9.9% |
Population, 2000 |
276,700 |
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
15.8% |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 |
6.1% |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
23.9% |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
12.0% |
Female persons, percent, 2005 |
51.0% |
White persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
71.7% |
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
23.5% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.8% |
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
2.0% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.1% |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 |
1.9% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) |
2.2% |
White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2005 |
69.8% |
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
50.4% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.0% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.5% |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.4% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
34.3% |
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
45,381 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.9 |
Housing units, 2005 |
131,859 |
Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.9% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.7% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$103,300 |
Households, 2000 |
109,955 |
Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 |
Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,091 |
Median household income, 2004 |
$49,441 |
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
11.7% |
Geography QuickFacts |
Madison County |
Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
805 |
Persons per square mile, 2000 |
343.8 |
FIPS Code |
89 |
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Huntsville , AL Metro Area |
Source: US Census
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Madison County Business QuickFacts
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
7,677 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
138,753 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
9.5% |
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
17,656 |
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
5,815,457 |
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,343,602 |
Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,717 |
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 2002 |
17.4% |
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002 |
30.5% |
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2006 |
4,229 |
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
$7,639,487 |
Source: US Census
Madison County Social QuickFacts
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school |
18,171 |
100 |
Nursery school, preschool |
1,174 |
6.5 |
Kindergarten |
1,408 |
7.7 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) |
9,169 |
50.5 |
High school (grades 9-12) |
3,979 |
21.9 |
College or graduate school |
2,441 |
13.4 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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Population 25 years and over |
54,961 |
100 |
Less than 9th grade |
6,492 |
11.8 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
10,353 |
18.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
16,758 |
30.5 |
Some college, no degree |
10,638 |
19.4 |
Associate degree |
3,081 |
5.6 |
Bachelor's degree |
4,997 |
9.1 |
Graduate or professional degree |
2,642 |
4.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher |
69.4 |
(X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
13.9 |
(X) |
MARITAL STATUS |
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Population 15 years and over |
65,338 |
100 |
Never married |
10,617 |
16.2 |
Now married, except separated |
41,340 |
63.3 |
Separated |
1,048 |
1.6 |
Widowed |
5,161 |
7.9 |
Female |
4,220 |
6.5 |
Divorced |
7,172 |
11 |
Female |
3,812 |
5.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years |
1,390 |
100 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren |
894 |
64.3 |
VETERAN STATUS |
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Civilian population 18 years and over |
61,762 |
100 |
Civilian veterans |
8,304 |
13.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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Population 5 to 20 years |
17,799 |
100 |
With a disability |
1,421 |
8 |
Population 21 to 64 years |
46,892 |
100 |
With a disability |
9,994 |
21.3 |
Percent employed |
49.1 |
(X) |
No disability |
36,898 |
78.7 |
Percent employed |
75.4 |
(X) |
Population 65 years and over |
11,148 |
100 |
With a disability |
5,670 |
50.9 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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Population 5 years and over |
76,750 |
100 |
Same house in 1995 |
43,130 |
56.2 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 |
32,130 |
41.9 |
Same county |
19,675 |
25.6 |
Different county |
12,455 |
16.2 |
Same state |
7,664 |
10 |
Different state |
4,791 |
6.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 |
1,490 |
1.9 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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Total population |
82,231 |
100 |
Native |
78,919 |
96 |
Born in United States |
78,538 |
95.5 |
State of residence |
61,413 |
74.7 |
Different state |
17,125 |
20.8 |
Born outside United States |
381 |
0.5 |
Foreign born |
3,312 |
4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 |
2,463 |
3 |
Naturalized citizen |
692 |
0.8 |
Not a citizen |
2,620 |
3.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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Total (excluding born at sea) |
3,312 |
100 |
Europe |
178 |
5.4 |
Asia |
224 |
6.8 |
Africa |
0 |
0 |
Oceania |
0 |
0 |
Latin America |
2,866 |
86.5 |
Northern America |
44 |
1.3 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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Population 5 years and over |
76,750 |
100 |
English only |
72,298 |
94.2 |
Language other than English |
4,452 |
5.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well |
2,826 |
3.7 |
Spanish |
3,787 |
4.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
2,593 |
3.4 |
Other Indo-European languages |
481 |
0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
130 |
0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages |
132 |
0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" |
73 |
0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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Total population |
82,231 |
100 |
Total ancestries reported |
63,393 |
77.1 |
Arab |
6 |
0 |
Czech1 |
76 |
0.1 |
Danish |
147 |
0.2 |
Dutch |
1,121 |
1.4 |
English |
8,356 |
10.2 |
French (except Basque)1 |
1,296 |
1.6 |
French Canadian1 |
151 |
0.2 |
German |
5,203 |
6.3 |
Greek |
115 |
0.1 |
Hungarian |
55 |
0.1 |
Irish1 |
9,219 |
11.2 |
Italian |
792 |
1 |
Lithuanian |
8 |
0 |
Norwegian |
246 |
0.3 |
Polish |
368 |
0.4 |
Portuguese |
9 |
0 |
Russian |
64 |
0.1 |
Scotch-Irish |
1,344 |
1.6 |
Scottish |
1,397 |
1.7 |
Slovak |
30 |
0 |
Subsaharan African |
17 |
0 |
Swedish |
182 |
0.2 |
Swiss |
103 |
0.1 |
Ukrainian |
46 |
0.1 |
United States or American |
18,367 |
22.3 |
Welsh |
240 |
0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) |
27 |
0 |
Other ancestries |
14,408 |
17.5 |
Source: US Census |

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