Madison, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 29,329. Estimated population in July 2024: 35,893 (+22.4% change)
Males: 14,477 (49.4%), Females: 14,852 (50.6%)
Zip codes: 35756, 35757, 35758.
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $63,849
Median house value: $141,300
Population by Race
Races in Madison:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
- Black (13.0%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (1.3%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (13.9%), English (13.3%), Irish (11.7%), United States (11.4%), Italian (3.0%), French (2.8%).
Land area: 23.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Madison
- High school or higher: 94.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.3%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Madison city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 64.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 3.0%
- Divorced: 10.5%
5.6% Foreign born (3.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +14,475 (+97.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Madison:
- CRESTWOOD HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF NORTH ALA (about 12 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madison:
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 6 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 60 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 81 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Madison:
- REDSTONE AAF (about 6 miles; REDSTONE ARSNL HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HUA)
- PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 15 miles; DECATUR, AL; Abbreviation: DCU)
- HAZEL GREEN (about 15 miles; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Abbreviation: M38)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madison:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 7 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 47 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 62 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
Schools
Public high school in Madison:
- BOB JONES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,506; Location: 650 HUGHES RD; Grades: 10 – 12)
Private high schools in Madison:
- MADISON ACADEMY (Students: 747; Location: 325 SLAUGHTER RD; Grades: PK – 12)
- MADISON BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 62; Location: 719 HUGHES ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Madison:
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 976; Location: 11775 COUNTY LINE RD; Grades: KG – 06)
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 937; Location: 281 DOCK MURPHY DR; Grades: 07 – 09)
- RAINBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 798; Location: 50 NANCE ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 791; Location: 1304 HUGHES RD; Grades: 07 – 09)
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 687; Location: 7855 OLD MADISON PIKE; Grades: KG – 06)
- MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 635; Location: 17 COLLEGE ST; Grades: KG – 06)
- WEST MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 518; Location: 4976 WALL TRIANA HWY; Grades: KG – 06)
- COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: BALCH ROAD; Grades: N – N )
Private primary/middle schools in Madison:
- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATH SCH (Students: 339; Location: 1057 HUGHES ROAD; Grades: KG – 7)
- FIRST BAPTIST DAYCARE AND KIND (Students: 143; Location: 4257 SULLIVAN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
- THE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 1930 SLAUGHTER ROAD; Grades: PK – 6)