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- Troy is 0% more densely populated than Madison.
- People are 55.1% less likely to be married in Troy.
- The Median Age is 13.8 years younger in Troy.
 Madison, ALTroy, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,765329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2538.4
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 Population - 201043,558  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,935285,036,114
 Population - 199014,904  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now253.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock629.693.4
 Land Area30.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Madison, ALTroy, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock17.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Madison, ALTroy, ALUnited States
 White69.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock38.9%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Madison, ALTroy, ALUnited States
 Married Population62.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock72.1%50.2%
 Never Married24.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households21,357  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,85280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,116  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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Reviews for Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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