Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Madison spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Madison doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Madison ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Madison, 40.78% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
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.
