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City of Madison: Community Profile
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| Overview |
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- A city of 37,000 growing at 5 percent per year
- Small cotton farming community that has been transformed into a center of North Alabama’s high tech revolution
- Building 600 new single family homes and approximately 100 apartments per year
- Forward-thinking, leader in long-range city planning (one of the few comprehensive land use plans in the state). Land Use Plan has drainage, recreation, and transportation elements as well as traditional land use. Linkage between plans and capital improvements spending
- Progressive, innovative City management
- Low crime rate
- Diverse, cosmopolitan population
- 1 of every 11 residents is an engineer
- Positioned for growth with water and sewer infrastructure for a population of 58,000 (12 years additional growth) already installed. Newly instituted impact fee structure to help make new residential growth pay for itself. Waiver of impact fees on commercial development to encourage development of the City’s sales tax base
- Average household income $77,962 (third highest in state)
- Over 69% of Madison adults have Bachelor’s or higher degrees
- 59.7% of Madison’s adults work the professional or managerial level
- Excellent shopping and tourism
- Amish and Mennonite communities
- Many nationally franchised businesses in the area
- Antiquing
- Outdoor sports tourism
- Area rated second on Salary.com’s salary Value Index
- Part of the South’s Top 3 Metro’s for Quality of Life
- Part of Huntsville Metro Area (population approx 350,000)
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| Local Economy |
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Once a small farming community alongside the Norfolk-Southern Railway, the City of Madison has been transformed into a diverse, cosmopolitan community that serves as the economic center of Western Madison County.
Madison is a city of 37,000 growing at a rate of 5% per year. It is one of the few cities in Alabama that has a comprehensive land use plan, including drainage, recreation, and transportation elements.
With its low crime rate, high standard of living, ready access to major transportation modes, and relatively affluent population; Madison is an attractive location for business.
- Primary employers
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - 2,600 Civil Service, 8,000 contractors
- Redstone Arsenal and affiliated commands - 8,000 CS and military, 20,000 contractors
- Intergraph 1,500 employees
- Boeing 1,800 employees
- Huntsville Hospital 3,000 employees
- Economic Vitality
The City of Madison has successfully maintained excellent bond ratings:
- Standard & Poor’s (S&P)—AA rating
- Moody’s—A-1 rating
- Metro area ranked #6 on Forbes’ list of Best Cities for Business
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| Local Government |
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City of Madison
100 Hughes Road
Madison, AL 35758
Phone: (256) 772-5600
www.madisonal.gov
Madison Chamber of Commerce
New business and resident servics.
204 Main Street Madison, AL 35758
256-461-0518
www.madisonalchamber.com
Madison County Commission
(256) 532-3492
www.co.madison.al.us
Limestone County Commission
(256) 233-6400
www.co.limestone.al.us
Alabama State Legislature
(256) 539-5441
www.legislature.state.al.us
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| Demographics/Statistics |
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City of Madison
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Madison County
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| Population |
35,012
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293,072
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| Median Age |
34.5
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35.7
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Race
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White |
80.1%
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72.1%
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Black |
13.0%
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22.8%
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Asian |
3.5%
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1.9%
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Other |
3.4%
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3.2%
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Education
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% High school degree |
94.6%
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85.4%
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% College degree |
52.0%
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34.3%
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| % Foreign Born |
5.6%
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4.0%
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| Median Family Income |
$74,532
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$54,360
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| Median Home Value |
$141,300
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$103,300
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| Mean Travel Time to Work |
18.2 min.
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20.9 min.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov) |
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| Local Events |
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- Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games
- Madison Street Festival
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