Madison Heights is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 10,893 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Madison Heights is the 71st largest community in Virginia.Madison Heights is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Madison Heights is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison Heights who work in office and administrative support (14.28%), sales jobs (12.20%), and management occupations (7.87%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.38% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Madison Heights has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Madison Heights a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Madison Heights doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Madison Heights with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.82% of adults in Madison Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Madison Heights in 2022 was $32,380, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,520 for a family of four. However, Madison Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Madison Heights is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Madison Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Madison Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Madison Heights include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Madison Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
