Madison Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 28,281 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Madison Heights is the 49th largest community in Michigan.
Also of interest is that Madison Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.67% 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.
In terms of college education, Madison Heights is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.29% of adults in Madison Heights have a college degree.
The per capita income in Madison Heights in 2022 was $37,113, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,452 for a family of four. However, Madison Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Madison Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Madison Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.