Madison is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,156 people and three associated neighborhoods, Madison is the 301st largest community in North Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.99% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Madison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Madison is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.47% of adults 25 and older in Madison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Madison in 2022 was $31,423, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,692 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Madison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Madison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.