The city 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 has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Madison a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Madison is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Madison doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Madison citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.45% of adults in Madison have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Madison in 2022 was $30,987, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,948 for a family of four. However, Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Irish, German, Scandinavian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Madison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.
