Madison County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 19,99091.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6052.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5802.7%Two or more races
  • 2371.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2231.0%Some other race alone
  • 870.4%Asian alone
  • 330.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $420,779

Here:	$420,779
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,296

Here:	$190,296
State:	$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $262,266

Here:	$262,266
State:	$250,488

Mobile homes: $132,594

Here:	$132,594
State:	$124,933

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,815

Here:	$19,815
State:	$107,261

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 128
• Thefts: 71
• Auto thefts: 20

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 83
• Auto thefts: 23

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,477 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,166 (0.6%)

Area name: Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison County is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $799 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mars Hill, Marshall, Hot Springs.

Neighboring counties: Mora County, New Mexico , Dickson County, Tennessee , Sevier County, Tennessee , Wilson County , Roberts County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,267
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 286 (52.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1242010 or later
• 402000 to 2009
• 281990 to 1999
• 431980 to 1989
• 351970 to 1979
• 122Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,993
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 155
• 3 or 4: 316
• 5 to 9: 93
• 10 to 19: 130
• 20 to 49: 40
• 50 or more: 43
• Mobile homes: 2,485
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 2,984 (224 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 234 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59

Religion statistics for Madison County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Madison County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 03, 2013 to July 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4146: September 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4146, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• North Carolina Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1871: February 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1871, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• North Carolina Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1200: January 15, 1998, FEMA Id: 1200, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.35% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,972 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.85% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($33,031 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($31,941 average AGI)

Madison County:	3.50%
North Carolina average:	4.18%

from Buncombe County, NC	4.19% ($54,211 average AGI)
from Henderson County, NC	0.29% ($43,130)
from Yancey County, NC	0.25% ($43,250)

6.78% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,268 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.57% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($29,234 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($18,034 average AGI)

Madison County:	2.20%
North Carolina average:	3.18%

to Buncombe County, NC	2.90% ($35,292 average AGI)
to Yancey County, NC	0.36% ($57,679)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Madison County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,420 (1,148 living alone), Female householders: 4,420 (1,506 living alone)

• 4,805 spouses (4,763 opposite-sex spouses), 394 unmarried partners, (372 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,245 children (4,798 natural, 195 adopted, 247 stepchildren), 434 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 323 parents, 20 foster children, 292 other relatives, 462 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 999

Size of family households: 3,178 2-persons, 1,238 3-persons, 891 4-persons, 333 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,655 1-person, 299 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 64 4-persons.

2,886 married couples with children.
578 single-parent households (197 men, 381 women).

98.4% of residents of Madison speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $135,113,000 ($6,772 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,561,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,623,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,493,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,451,000
Federal grants: $50,682,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,809,000 ($579,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,056,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $109,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,542,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,618,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.67 millions of gallons per day (43% from ground, 57% from surface)

• Year house built in Madison County, North Carolina
• 702020 or later
• 1,2542010 to 2019
• 1,7682000 to 2009
• 1,6781990 to 1999
• 1,9501980 to 1989
• 1,4751970 to 1979
• 7311960 to 1969
• 7181950 to 1959
• 3061940 to 1949
• 1,1211939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Madison County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Madison County, North Carolina
• 51 room
• 862 rooms
• 3333 rooms
• 7844 rooms
• 1,7025 rooms
• 1,1236 rooms
• 1,1047 rooms
• 7308 rooms
• 9549+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison County, North Carolina
• 381 room
• 392 rooms
• 3443 rooms
• 3764 rooms
• 3515 rooms
• 3836 rooms
• 3537 rooms
• 978 rooms
• 469+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Madison County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Madison County, North Carolina
• 5no bedroom
• 2931 bedroom
• 1,6412 bedrooms
• 3,5173 bedrooms
• 1,1894 bedrooms
• 1705+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison County, North Carolina
• 38no bedroom
• 1681 bedroom
• 7962 bedrooms
• 8233 bedrooms
• 1364 bedrooms
• 525+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Madison County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Madison County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 167no vehicle
• 1,4391 vehicle
• 2,5052 vehicles
• 1,5483 vehicles
• 5944 vehicles
• 5915+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Madison County in renter-occupied apartments
• 203no vehicle
• 1,1841 vehicle
• 3862 vehicles
• 1643 vehicles
• 364 vehicles
• 505+ vehicles

92.6% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13,371
• Other state: 7,967
• Northeast: 1,763
• Midwest: 1,355
• South: 4,217
• West: 626

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 806
• Number of aged recipients: 174
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 632
• Number of recipients under 18: 66
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 398
• Number of recipients older than 64: 342
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 398
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 306