CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Madison Heights

Virginia · 11,700 residents · 19.2 sq mi

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With 11,700 people, Madison Heights is a city in Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $56,200. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,700

+1%vs 2000

vs 11,584 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(668)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(744)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(614)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(710)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(713)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(2,027)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.8%(2,202)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(1,501)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,190)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(833)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(402)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,194

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,359 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,784

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,589 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,200

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $461 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.5%(8,981)

Black19.4%(2,252)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(103)

Asian0.4%(47)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.8%(9,690)

Black16.7%(1,958)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(51)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0.3%(32)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(244)

South American0.2%(17)

Argentine0.2%(17)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Puerto Rican0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(31)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(24)

Ancestry

American18.2%(1,871)

English11.2%(1,149)

Irish7.9%(810)

German4.2%(428)

Italian2.1%(219)

Polish1.2%(121)

Scottish0.9%(93)

Arab0.7%(72)

Welsh0.7%(71)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(60)

French0.6%(58)

French Canadian0.5%(50)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.4%(36)

Dutch0.3%(35)

Subsaharan African0.2%(25)

Austrian0.2%(17)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(13)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Danish0%(5)

Russian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.3%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married35.7%(1,473)

Married50.6%(2,089)

Widowed4.7%(192)

Divorced9%(371)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(1,189)

Married43.1%(1,941)

Widowed13.3%(600)

Divorced17.1%(772)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.1%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.1%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% 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)15.4%(79)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(89)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.8%(224)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 512 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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