The population of Madison county is estimated at 21,434. In 2017 there were 220 births and 232 deaths in Madison county. Madison county has 3,019 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 3,495 that are owned free and clear and 1,980 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Madison County filed 8,860 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all North Carolina filings and 0.006% of the entire nation. Madison had a combined total federal tax liability of $50,201,000 on earned income of $386,762,000. Other notable statistics from Madison County were 140 unemployment claims which collected a total of $442,000 and 1,330 charitable contributions valued at $7,068,000. 1,520 filings from Madison County paid a combined total of $3,151,000 in property taxes and 1,260 filings paid $8,854,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Madison county had 83 religious congregations with an estimated 12,917 members.
25.9% of the Madison population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 15.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 51% of Madison County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is an increase from the 2012 election by 943 votes.
At $41,891 the median income is 79.3% of the North Carolina average. An estimated 429 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Madison, the equivalant of around 4.3% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Madison County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
652	Health care and social assistance
408	Retail trade
357	Manufacturing
273	Accommodation and food services
195	Food services and drinking places
78	Accommodation
78	Traveler accommodation
74	Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries
74	Other amusement and recreation industries
62	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
62	Full-service restaurants
48	Services to buildings and dwellings
47	Finance and insurance
46	Machinery manufacturing
45	Pharmacies and drug stores

In 2018 the average price reduction was 4.57% in Madison County (averaging across 2 zip codes; 28754).

In 2018 8.83% of listings in Madison County (averaging across 2 zip codes; 28754) dropped their price.

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