Madison Heights is a medium-sized 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.Unlike some towns, Madison Heights isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Madison Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Madison Heights is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madison Heights who work in office and administrative support (13.36%), sales jobs (12.61%), and food service (6.65%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.71% 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. Madison Heights is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Madison Heights citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.36% of adults 25 and older in Madison Heights have a college degree. The per capita income in Madison Heights in 2022 was $33,871, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,484 for a family of four. However, Madison Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Madison Heights is an extremely 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 European. The most common language spoken in Madison Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Tagalog.
