Madison, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

72%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Madison	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$69,965	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$139,808	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$179,978	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$71,312	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$114,971	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,079	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.6%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Madison is 56% higher than the national average
The median household income in Madison is 72% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Madison is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Madison is 63% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$93,196 $139,808 $279,616

City

$43,996 $66,002 $132,004

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Madison median earnings by income bracket

Madison employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.6%	4.6%
Manufacturing sector	16.2%	16.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	12.7%	12.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.0%	7.0%
Education, health & social services	7.1%	7.1%
Other	39.7%	39.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mooresville, AL	89	$215,416	164.9%
Harvest, AL	5,861	$158,875	95.3%
Redstone Arsenal, AL	1,331	$140,577	72.8%
Priceville, AL	3,767	$135,419	66.5%
Meridianville, AL	7,766	$114,638	40.9%
Madison, AL	52,584	$139,808	71.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Florissant, MO	52,517	$89,276	9.8%
Wylie, TX	52,661	$144,041	77.1%
Lacey, WA	52,421	$104,634	28.6%
Châteauguay, QC	52,776	n/a
Smyrna, TN	52,802	$97,061	19.3%
Madison, AL	52,584	$139,808	71.9%

Source: The Madison, AL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.