Madison is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,156 people and three associated neighborhoods, Madison is the 301st largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Madison is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Madison is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison who work in business and financial occupations (9.66%), food service (9.56%), and management occupations (9.37%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.99% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small town, Madison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Madison is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.47% of adults 25 and older in Madison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Madison in 2022 was $31,423, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,692 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Madison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Madison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Madison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Madison include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Madison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
