COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Madison County

Florida · 16,569 residents · 697 sq mi

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With 16,569 people, Madison County is a county in Florida. The poverty rate is 25.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $38,200. That trails the Florida median by roughly 34%. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,569

−12%vs 2000

vs 18,733 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

697 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(1,296)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,262)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,205)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(1,338)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(1,224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(2,682)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(2,040)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,779)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(1,402)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,274)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(838)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(229)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,153

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,533 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,727

−22%vs 2000

vs $12,511 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.9%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,200

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$249

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

24.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.4%(10,378)

Black39.9%(7,475)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(600)

Asian0.3%(60)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.6%(9,539)

Black41.8%(6,927)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(143)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(103)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1.5%(271)

Puerto Rican1.2%(222)

Mexican1.1%(204)

Guatemalan1%(174)

Cuban0.9%(157)

Nicaraguan0.4%(80)

Dominican0.3%(49)

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

South American0.1%(16)

Paraguayan0%(9)

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(18)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Chinese0%(1)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Ancestry

English7.7%(1,398)

American5.7%(1,024)

Irish5.4%(978)

German4.7%(856)

Italian1.9%(336)

Subsaharan African1.8%(320)

Arab1.5%(271)

French1.4%(252)

Palestinian1.2%(217)

Scottish1%(188)

West Indian1%(181)

Polish0.9%(156)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(119)

Jamaican0.6%(111)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(110)

Swiss0.5%(82)

Welsh0.3%(61)

Lebanese0.3%(54)

British0.3%(52)

Canadian0.3%(47)

Russian0.2%(40)

Norwegian0.2%(34)

Swedish0.2%(33)

Brazilian0.1%(25)

Haitian0.1%(24)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(18)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Cape Verdean0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.5%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 16.7 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 married36.3%(2,901)

Married42.1%(3,359)

Widowed3.6%(287)

Divorced18%(1,441)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(2,151)

Married44.9%(3,349)

Widowed14.3%(1,064)

Divorced12%(897)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.1%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.5%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.8%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% 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)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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