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Madison, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Madison, Alabama (Madison, AL — Census place “Madison city”) is 58,335 residents, ranking #9 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $131,436, the median home is worth $367,900 and median gross rent runs $1,375 a month. Looking for the Madison Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Madison, AL: 35758.
- Population
- 58,335Madison city residents
- Median household income
- $131,436Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $367,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,375Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.7%Owner-occupied households
Madison ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Madison.
The Madison AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Madison city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Madison city median would spend about 12.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4% of residents and 74.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Madison city, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Madison city is a small city in Alabama, with 58,335 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #9 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 37.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Madison city earn a median of $131,436 a year, 67.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 136% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Madison city is valued at $367,900, 21.3% above the national figure and 133% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,375 a month, 2.2% below the national figure, or roughly $16,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Decatur city 57,760
- Dothan city 71,118
- Florence city 41,231
- Auburn city 78,738
- Prattville city 38,850
- Hoover city 92,401
- Vestavia Hills city 38,704
- Tuscaloosa city 107,699
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Madison city?
- Madison city has 58,335 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Madison city?
- Median household income in Madison city is $131,436 a year, 67.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Madison city?
- Median gross rent is $1,375 a month and the median home value is $367,900, so rent absorbs about 12.6% of median household income.
- Is Madison city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Madison city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Madison city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.