People QuickFacts Madison County Tennessee Population, 2012 estimate 98,656 6,456,243 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 98,294 6,346,113 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.4% 1.7% Population, 2010 98,294 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.8% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.7% 23.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.5% 13.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.5% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 61.0% 79.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 36.4% 16.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% 1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.3% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.5% 4.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 58.0% 75.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 84.9% 84.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.4% 4.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 4.8% 6.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 84.9% 83.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 24.0% 23.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 7,035 501,665 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.3 24.0  Housing units, 2011 41,842 2,829,025 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 66.7% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 19.8% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $112,400 $137,200 Households, 2007-2011 36,188 2,457,997 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.59 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $23,186 $24,197 Median household income, 2007-2011 $40,667 $43,989 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 19.2% 16.9%     Business QuickFacts Madison County Tennessee Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 2,568 131,582 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 48,918 2,264,032 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -8.1 -5.3 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 6,336 465,545  Total number of firms, 2007 8,412 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.1% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.2% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,160,418 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,696,459 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,559 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 204,863 10,626,759 Building permits, 2011 163 14,977     Geography QuickFacts Madison County Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 557.12 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 176.4 153.9 FIPS Code 113 47 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Jackson, TN 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