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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Madison County is $26,096, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Madison County median household income is $51,641, which has grown by 29.57% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Madison County residents spend 31.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #59

Madison County	26,096 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Madison County	26,281 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Madison County	30,000 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Madison County	22,789 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #51

Madison County	51,641 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Madison County	66,433 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #78

Madison County	29.57%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Madison County		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.31%	$15,074, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.72%	$17,680, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.09%	$2,746, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.01%	$25,031, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Madison County	60,167 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Madison County	69,260 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Madison County	Virginia	U.S.
White	$52,758, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$30,236, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Two or More Races	$69,821, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Madison County	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$44,263, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,384, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$45,183, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Madison County	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,689, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	5,164, 48.31%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,448, 66.77%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,448, 66.77%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,234, 93.79%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	214, 6.21%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,716, 33.23%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	5,525, 51.69%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,210, 58.10%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,210, 58.10%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,970, 92.52%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	240, 7.48%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,315, 41.90%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Madison County	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,075, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,617, 76.00%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	907, 14.93%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	29, 0.48%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	62, 1.02%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	45, 0.74%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	415, 6.83%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Madison County	31.8 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Madison County	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,204	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	3,234, 52.13%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	735, 22.73%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	545, 16.85%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	449, 13.88%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	134, 4.14%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	575, 17.78%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	556, 17.19%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	2,970, 47.87%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,134, 38.18%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	665, 22.39%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,004, 33.80%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 0.88%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	141, 4.75%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Madison County	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,204, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	167, 2.69%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	610, 9.83%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	517, 8.33%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	107, 1.72%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	776, 12.51%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	287, 4.63%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	172, 2.77%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	194, 3.13%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	763, 12.30%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,254, 20.21%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	408, 6.58%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	476, 7.67%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	473, 7.62%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Madison County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,805	13.85%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	402	11.09%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.