City · Georgia
Madison, Georgia
Madison, city, in Morgan County, Georgia. Madison had 5,179 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 16.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 4,447 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 4,864 (±34). GEOID 1349196.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
5,179
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 4,447 · ACS 2020-2024: 4,864 ±34
Median household income
$61,510
±$15,059 (90% margin)
Georgia: $77,353
Median home value
$347,200
±$79,905 (90% margin)
Georgia: $303,300
Median gross rent
$1,165
±$107 (90% margin)
Georgia: $1,393
Where is Madison and what county is it in?
Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia. It covers 8.9 square miles of land, 502 residents per square mile in 2020.
Madison is in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 29 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Madison, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 5,179 people lived in Madison on July 1, 2025, up 16.8% since 2020, faster than Georgia (+5.5%). The 2020 Census counted 4,447 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 4,864 (±34).
| Measure | Madison | Morgan County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 4,864 ±34 | 21,078 | +779 |
| Households | 2,253 ±244 | 8,120 | +628 |
| Average household size | 2.10 ±0.23 | 2.57 | −0.36 |
| Housing units | 2,405 ±246 | 8,927 | +575 |
Madison's population since 2000
From 3,636 in 2000 to 5,179 in 2025: up 42.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Madison as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Madison?
The median resident of Madison is 45.8 years old; 16.6% are under 18 and 24.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 63.2%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 34.8%.
| Measure | Madison | Morgan County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.8 ±9.8 | 42.4 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 16.6% ±4.4 pts | 22.1% | – |
| 65 years and over | 24.7% ±4.7 pts | 20.5% | – |
| Male | 37.6% ±4.3 pts | 48.0% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.0% ±1.0 pts | 3.8% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 63.2% ±7.4 pts | 73.4% | +15.8 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 34.8% ±7.0 pts | 20.5% | −12.7 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 2.0% ±2.1 pts | 0.7% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.0 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.0 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.0 pts | 1.6% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.0 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 2.8% ±2.3 pts | 2.9% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 2.8% ±2.3 pts | 3.7% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 4.4% ±2.4 pts | 5.9% | – |
| With a disability | 13.3% ±5.7 pts | 14.4% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 9.4% ±5.1 pts | 11.1% | no clear change |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.7% ±3.2 pts | 91.4% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 45.1% ±7.9 pts | 29.7% | +19.4 pts |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 19.5% ±5.9 pts | 11.6% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 88.6% ±6.0 pts | 91.8% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 1.0% ±1.3 pts | 1.5% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Madison earn?
Half of Madison's 2,253 households earn less than $61,510 a year (±$15,059), against $78,111 in Morgan County and $77,353 in Georgia. In 2015-2019 it was $82,764 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Madison | Morgan County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,510 ±$15,059 | $78,111 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $123,572 ±$34,073 | $107,696 | – |
| Per capita income | $57,701 ±$13,716 | $42,437 | no clear change |
| People below the poverty line | 12.6% ±7.0 pts | 8.8% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 12.2% ±11.0 pts | 11.5% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 20.0% ±9.6 pts | 11.3% | – |
| Households with a computer | 97.7% ±2.3 pts | 95.3% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 89.4% ±5.3 pts | 87.1% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Madison?
Owners occupy 53.6% of Madison's occupied homes and renters 46.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $347,200 by its owner (±$79,905). The median renter pays $1,165 a month including utilities, and 51.5% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.
| Measure | Madison | Morgan County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $347,200 ±$79,905 | $342,300 | no clear change |
| Median gross rent | $1,165 ±$107 | $1,108 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 51.5% ±20.3 pts | 40.0% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,734 ±$279 | $1,802 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 53.6% ±8.3 pts | 78.2% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 46.4% ±8.3 pts | 21.8% | – |
| Housing units | 2,405 ±246 | 8,927 | +575 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.6% ±0.9 pts | 0.7% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% ±4.4 pts | 3.4% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 68.5% ±8.0 pts | 76.5% | – |
| Mobile homes | 0.2% ±0.6 pts | 13.8% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.5% ±1.5 pts | 2.8% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 3.8% ±2.6 pts | 12.1% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 9.5% ±4.7 pts | 7.8% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 1.6% ±1.6 pts | 2.2% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Madison building?
Builders took permits for 5 new housing units in Madison in 2025 (5 in single-family houses), 1.0 per 1,000 residents against 5.4 across Georgia.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Madison work and get to work?
75.7% of Madison's workers drive alone and 9.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 17.7 minutes.
| Measure | Madison | Morgan County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 53.8% ±6.7 pts | 58.7% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 1.9% ±1.9 pts | 2.4% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 75.7% ±7.4 pts | 79.8% | – |
| Carpooled | 10.3% ±7.2 pts | 9.4% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.7% ±1.5 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Walked | 1.7% ±2.7 pts | 1.0% | – |
| Worked from home | 9.4% ±4.3 pts | 8.9% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 17.7 min ±4.6 | 28.5 min | no clear change |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Madison?
1 census tract lies mostly in Madison, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 103.02Morgan County | 4,744 | $77,885 |
| Tract 103.01Morgan County | 3,695 | $51,545 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Madison) · Census block assignment files
How does Madison compare with other places in Georgia?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Madison is the 4,790th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 144th-most populous of 537 in Georgia.
Madison ranks 174th of 348 places in Georgia with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 144th | 537 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 50th | 297 |
| Residents per square mile | 288th | 360 |
| Median household income | 174th | 348 |
| Per capita income | 28th | 357 |
| Median home value | 69th | 346 |
| Median gross rent | 147th | 337 |
| Poverty rate | 213th | 302 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50th | 343 |
| Median age | 23rd | 360 |
| Owner-occupied share | 233rd | 354 |
| Work from home | 136th | 198 |
| Travel time to work | 330th | 359 |
Madison's figures with every place in Georgia (CSV)
Every place in Georgia, sortable · Compare Madison with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Madison?
20 of the 57 figures for Madison on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Madison are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Madison.