Population: 2,262. Estimated population in 2021: 2,239 (-1.0% change)
Males: 1,060 (46.9%), Females: 1,202 (53.1%)
Rockingham County
Zip code: 27025
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $29,955
Median house value: $82,300
Races in Madison:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.2%)
- Black (35.5%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (20.4%), English (9.5%), German (4.5%), Irish (3.0%), Scottish (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).
Elevation: 574 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Madison
- High school or higher: 70.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Madison town
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -311 (-12.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Madison:
- STOKES-REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DANBURY, NC)
- MOREHEAD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; EDEN, NC)
- ANNIE PENN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; REIDSVILLE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madison:
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 25 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Madison:
- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH (about 9 miles; REIDSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78N)
- MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 13 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC; Abbreviation: N63)
- DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; OAK RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N83)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madison:
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 22 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 23 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
Public primary/middle schools in Madison:
- WESTERN ROCKINGHAM MIDDLE (Students: 866; Location: 915 NW AYERSVILLE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JOHN W DILLARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 496; Location: 810 CURE DR; Grades: PK – 05)
- HUNTSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 462; Location: 2020 SARDIS CHURCH ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- NEW VISION SCH.OF MATH/SCI/TEC (Students: 263; Location: 705 NW AYERSVILLE RD; Grades: KG – 05)