Madison County is a county of 18,089 people in Florida. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 44.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $116,200. Households here earn about 35% less than in Florida as a whole. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,485, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Madison County
What changed most since 1990
White share57.3% → 53.7%(−3.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.7% → 13.9%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age32.6 → 44.8(+12.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)29.4%(381)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(431)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.2%(468)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,294 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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Over time
Madison County, decade by decade
Madison County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,569
$43,568
$91,683
9.7%
62.4
2000
18,733
$48,334
$94,544
10.2%
66.6
2010
19,224
$53,887
$138,678
10.6%
68.1
2020
17,968
$42,712
$107,993
13.8%
69.6
2024
18,089
$48,485
$116,200
13.9%
72.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
