COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Madison County

Texas · 12,940 residents · 466 sq mi

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With 12,940 people, Madison County is a county in Texas. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Median home value sits at $55,300. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 26%. The median household earns $29,418, about 31% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,940

+18%since 1990

from 10,931 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

+12%since 1990

from 29.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

466 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.4%(699)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.7%(738)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(811)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(783)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2410.7%(1,380)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3418.2%(2,361)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.7%(1,770)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411%(1,426)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649%(1,166)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.8%(886)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.8%(619)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.3%(301)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,418

+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $17,838 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,056

+60%since 1990

from $8,767 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.8%

−11.5 ptssince 1990

from 27.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,300

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $42,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$436

−6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $351 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.0%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 75.5% in 1990

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic73%(7,984)

Black23.6%(2,575)

Hispanic / Latino11.5%(1,257)

Asian0.2%(21)

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.3%(7,801)

Black22.5%(2,915)

Hispanic / Latino15.8%(2,042)

Asian0.4%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.4%(2,791)

Central American2.2%(295)

Salvadoran1.9%(263)

South American1.2%(169)

Venezuelan0.7%(99)

Puerto Rican0.5%(69)

Colombian0.5%(64)

Cuban0.4%(50)

Spaniard0.2%(34)

Honduran0.2%(22)

Dominican0.1%(18)

Panamanian0.1%(10)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Peruvian0%(6)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.7%(90)

Filipino0.2%(24)

Vietnamese0.2%(23)

Laotian0.1%(18)

Ancestry

English13.1%(1,784)

Irish11%(1,506)

German10.7%(1,455)

American4.1%(556)

Czech2.4%(329)

French2.3%(313)

Italian2%(270)

Welsh1.4%(189)

Dutch0.9%(127)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(115)

Scottish0.7%(101)

Polish0.4%(49)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.3%(46)

Swedish0.2%(31)

Russian0.2%(25)

Subsaharan African0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(10)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Haitian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Finnish0%(6)

Canadian0%(4)

French Canadian0%(2)

Serbian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 10.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.8%

+14.1 ptssince 1990

from 58.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 3.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

−15%since 1990

from 21.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married17.2%(1,102)

Married67.3%(4,314)

Widowed5.2%(336)

Divorced10.3%(658)

Women 15+

Never married14.3%(607)

Married58.9%(2,507)

Widowed16.5%(704)

Divorced10.4%(441)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% 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)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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