Population

67,968

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$398,800

Owner-occupied units

Madison, AL

Alabama · 34.711° N, 86.762° W · 31 sq mi

Madison is a city in Alabama, with a population of 67,968 and about 2,223 residents per square mile. The median household earns $134,655 a year, and the median home is worth $398,800.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

31 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,223

People per square mile

Rank by population

#613

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#452

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$134,655

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,453

Per month

Homeownership

74%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

20.2 min

One way

People

Median age

37.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

64.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.7%

Households

22,496

2.66 people each

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 24.1^%

Education & health care 16.5^%

Manufacturing 15.6^%

Public administration 11.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Alabama

Name

Jimmy Rane

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$1.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Abbeville

Source of wealth

Lumber

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Alabama · private sector

Employer

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Alabama

Company

Regions Financial

Revenue

$7.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Birmingham

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Alabama

State bird

Yellowhammer

State flower

Camellia

State capital

Montgomery

Nickname

Yellowhammer State

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