County population in 2014: 13,861 (33% urban, 67% rural); it was 12,940 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,489 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,651 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,014 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,047 (it was 900 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
36%
Land area: 470 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Madison County: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $41,200 ($29,418 in 1999)
This county:
$41,200
Texas:
$55,653
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $541 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $652)
This county:
$541
State:
$774
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $115,229 (it was $55,300 in 2000)
Madison:
$115,229
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,573 - $182,308 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,197 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $410
Institutionalized population: 2,479
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 46
Thefts: 60
Auto thefts: 16
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 54
Thefts: 73
Auto thefts: 11
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,587 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,048 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.2%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.0% for Black residents, 37.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 38.5% for American Indian residents, 13.2% for other race residents, 42.6% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.5%
Madison County:
18.5%
Texas:
15.9%
(12.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.9% for Black residents, 34.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.8% for American Indian residents, 10.9% for other race residents, 38.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 35 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 40 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison County is $471 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.
Lakes and reservoirs: Camilla Lake (A), Talbot Lake (B), Tenmile Waterhole (C), Black Waterhole (D), Hope Pond (E), Hurricane Bluff Waterhole (F), Crescent Lake (G), Willow Waterhole (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 542 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 619 (30% naturalized citizens)
Madison County:
4.8%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 179
1990 to 1994: 75
1985 to 1989: 130
1980 to 1984: 86
1975 to 1979: 80
1970 to 1974: 39
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 23
Note: State values scaled to Madison County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,313
One, attached: 30
Two: 61
3 or 4: 80
5 to 9: 18
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 42
Mobile homes: 1,156
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86
Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 596 (21 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 874
Here:
40.5% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Madison County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,720
29
Catholic
1,426
1
Mainline Protestant
743
3
Other
283
2
Black Protestant
181
1
None
6,311
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Madison County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Madison County:
2.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Madison County:
4.50 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
7.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Madison County:
9.4%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Madison County:
29.2%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.8%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Madison County:
Average size of farms: 275 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68,064 Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64,572 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.54% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,776 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.13% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.02 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04% Corn for grain: 1481 harvested acres Upland cotton: 928 harvested acres Land in orchards: 504 acres
Tornado activity:
Madison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 11697358.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Madison County-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 316.3 miles away from Madison County center On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 196.8 miles away from the county center On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 443.1 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 257.9 miles away from the county center On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 408.4 miles away from Madison County center On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 187.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 07, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4266: March 19, 2016, FEMA Id: 4266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2001 to June 20, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1379: June 09, 2001, FEMA Id: 1379, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Madison County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 3, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Transportation occupations (10%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Healthcare support occupations (9%)
Management occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (85%)
Philippines (3%)
Canada (3%)
Malaysia (2%)
El Salvador (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Peru (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Madison County (%):
United States or American (17%)
Irish (11%)
German (9%)
English (8%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,029 (74%)
Carpooled: 740 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Walked: 91 (2%)
Other means: 38 (1%)
Worked at home: 187 (5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Madison County, Texas in 2000:
2,681 people in state prisons
151 people in nursing homes
29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Madison County, Texas in 2010:
2,355 people in state prisons
124 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
68 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $40,400.
7.21% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,406 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.21%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.09% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,768 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($4,642 average AGI)
Madison County:
1.12%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.90% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,656 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.90%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.68% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,171 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($3,485 average AGI)
Madison County:
1.21%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Births per 1000 population in Madison County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Madison County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Madison County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 28.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Madison County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Madison County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,033 (1,756 aged, 277 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 567 (21%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Madison County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (193)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (150)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (46)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (26)
Pneumonia, unspecified (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.57 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,863 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 189 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,314
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,170 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,109
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 25 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,110
In family households: 9,737 (2,085 male householders, 922 female householders)
2,219 spouses, 3,394 children (3,082 natural, 78 adopted, 234 stepchildren), 405 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 172 other relatives, 252 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,373 (535 male householders (460 living alone)), 645 female householders (572 living alone)), 193 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,554 (2,479 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,283 2-persons, 636 3-persons, 558 4-persons, 319 5-persons, 113 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.
1,816 married couples with children.
566 single-parent households (122 men, 444 women).
83.8% of residents of Madison County speak English at home.
15.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,362,000 ($4,117 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,191,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,790,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,912,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $104,000 Federal grants: $13,534,000 Federal procurement contracts: $462,000 ($10,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,559,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $0,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,047,000 Federal Government insurance: $4,866,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 807
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 742
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +158
Here:
+12 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +10
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Madison County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.51 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 293
2000 to 2009: 763
1990 to 1999: 750
1980 to 1989: 1,082
1970 to 1979: 726
1960 to 1969: 398
1950 to 1959: 606
1940 to 1949: 113
1939 or earlier: 535
Note: State values scaled to Madison population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Madison County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Madison County population
no vehicle: 155
1 vehicle: 927
2 vehicles: 1,408
3 vehicles: 389
4 vehicles: 116
5+ vehicles: 19
no vehicle: 149
1 vehicle: 446
2 vehicles: 234
3 vehicles: 36
4 vehicles: 35
5+ vehicles: 0
52% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Texas.
Madison County:
51.9%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,249
Northeast: 140
Midwest: 499
South: 1,065
West: 282
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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