With 13,648 people, Madison County is a county in Texas. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Few US counties rank higher on income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $176,200. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 29 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,596, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Madison County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate27.3% → 10.9%(−16.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$42,812 → $74,596(+74%)US over the same years: +14%
Black share22.8% → 15.3%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)26.6%(214)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.4%(285)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.6%(174)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 806 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
10,931
$42,812
$102,963
10.1%
63.8
2000
12,940
$53,589
$100,738
11.5%
70.1
2010
13,664
$53,525
$121,847
11.5%
72.2
2020
13,455
$73,327
$137,203
13.8%
78.4
2024
13,648
$74,596
$176,200
18.4%
79.0
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.
