CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Madrid

Alabama · 195 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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With 195 people, Madrid is a city in Alabama. 94% of homes are owner-occupied. 34.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $21,400. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Households here earn about 42% less than in Alabama as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

195

−36%vs 2000

vs 303 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024220

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(10)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.3%(20)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(15)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(28)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.7%(19)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.7%(13)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(22)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(18)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.2%(18)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,750

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $14,943 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,394

−29%vs 2000

vs $10,409 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.4%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,400

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$125

−55%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

94.2%

+9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

5.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.8%(251)

Black16.2%(49)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.2%(135)

Black28.7%(56)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian2.1%(4)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.4%(3)

Colombian1.4%(3)

Ancestry

English21.8%(48)

American13.2%(29)

Irish4.1%(9)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(6)

German2.3%(5)

Danish1.8%(4)

British0.9%(2)

Polish0.9%(2)

Subsaharan African0.9%(2)

Dutch0.5%(1)

Norwegian0.5%(1)

Scottish0.5%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.3%

−23.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+95%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married17.2%(16)

Married55.9%(52)

Widowed9.7%(9)

Divorced17.2%(16)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(20)

Married57.3%(55)

Widowed10.4%(10)

Divorced11.5%(11)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.4%

−29.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.7%

+16.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.5%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.3%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.6%

−22.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.8%

+27.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.6%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42.1%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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