Madison

Population & Demographics

Madison, MS

Madison is home to 27,946 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 13,041 resident workers commute each day.

MississippiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
27,946
people
Population

27,946 residents

Median age 41.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Madison population & demographics

Who lives in Madison — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
27,946
Median age
41.7yrs
Median household income
$119,338
Median home value
$352,900
Median gross rent
$1,853/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
64.2%
Poverty rate
4.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Madison

How Madison breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.3%
Black12.7%
Asian5.9%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Two or more races1.4%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Madison

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Madison.

Madison at a glance
Employed Residents
13,041
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
8.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Jackson
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Madison proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Madison commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

60 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Madison

13,041 commutes, one dot at a time

Madison

Where 13,041 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Madison, by worker count.

1Jackson11.4 mi4,214
2Ridgeland3.4 mi2,204
3Madison0.0 mi1,152
4Flowood9.9 mi811
5Flora12.2 mi448
6Gluckstadt4.0 mi341
7Canton10.5 mi320
8Pearl13.5 mi278

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Madison.

1Jackson11.4 mi1,682
2Madison0.0 mi1,152
3Ridgeland3.4 mi575
4Pearl13.5 mi283
5Clinton14.8 mi280
6Canton10.5 mi248
7Brandon15.0 mi220
8Flowood9.9 mi132

Top industries

The sectors that employ Madison’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade24.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services18.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.7%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.8%
FIFinance and Insurance3.7%
COConstruction3.2%
EDEducational Services2.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Madison

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
See all internet providers in Madison

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