Madison County is a county of 14,044 people in Virginia. At a median age of 46.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,323, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Madison County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$167,285 → $370,300(+121%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age35.6 → 46.4(+10.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share0.5% → 3.9%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)15.8%(135)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(210)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.2%(394)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 853 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
11,949
$63,991
$167,285
15.4%
31.8
2000
12,520
$72,604
$203,661
19.4%
30.3
2010
13,308
$81,435
$360,937
20.7%
32.1
2020
13,837
$76,943
$320,099
24.5%
36.8
2024
14,044
$84,323
$370,300
27.0%
36.0
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.
