Madison is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,917 people and three associated neighborhoods, Madison is the 164th largest community in Georgia. Madison real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Madison house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Madison is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.49% of the Madison workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Madison is a city of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison who work in teaching (17.78%), food service (7.70%), and sales jobs (6.84%). Also of interest is that Madison has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the benefits of Madison is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Madison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Madison is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.78% of adults in Madison have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Madison in 2022 was $42,167, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,668 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Madison is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Madison is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
