People QuickFacts Madison County Alabama Population, 2012 estimate 343,080 4,822,023 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 334,811 4,779,745 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.5% 0.9% Population, 2010 334,811 4,779,736 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.1% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.3% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.4% 14.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.0% 51.5%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 69.8% 70.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 24.5% 26.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.8% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.5% 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.3% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 4.7% 4.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 66.0% 66.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 83.9% 84.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.3% 3.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 7.0% 5.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.9% 81.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 37.4% 22.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 34,113 403,982 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 21.0 24.0  Housing units, 2011 149,385 2,182,088 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 70.1% 70.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.5% 15.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $160,400 $120,800 Households, 2007-2011 128,869 1,831,269 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.50 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $30,708 $23,483 Median household income, 2007-2011 $57,453 $42,934 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 12.4% 17.6%     Business QuickFacts Madison County Alabama Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 8,093 99,251 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 151,530 1,568,111 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 19.5 -5.1 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 21,461 320,605  Total number of firms, 2007 26,467 382,350 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.3% 14.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.2% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 8,650,700 112,858,843 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,970,410 52,252,752 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,438,653 57,344,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,145 $12,364 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 596,324 6,426,342 Building permits, 2011 1,924 11,667     Geography QuickFacts Madison County Alabama Land area in square miles, 2010 801.59 50,645.33 Persons per square mile, 2010 417.7 94.4 FIPS Code 089 01 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Huntsville, AL Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts