Area Analysis of Madison County, Alabama, Madison and Huntsville Cities



Area Analysis of Madison County, Alabama, Madison and Huntsville Cities

Introduction

Madison County is a state of Alabama in United States of America with its substantial part is Huntsville Metropolitan Area. The country named in honor of James Madison. The county seat of it is Huntsville. The topography in the eastern and southern part is subject by the dissected remnants of the Cumberland Plateau, which includes Keel Mountain, Green Mountain and Sano Mountain. The western and the northern part of the county are flat. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is the national protected are for wildlife.

Discussion

The area analysis and economic infrastructure detail of Madison County, Madison and Huntsville, is explained in proceeding headings.Madison County, Alabama

The population of Madison County Alabama in year 2010 was 333.811, with the percentage increase of 21% since 2000 to 2010. The population of children under five in year 2010 was 6.2% of the population and person under 18 years constituted 23.7% of the population. Female was 50.9% of the population in year 2010. (U.S Census Bureau, 2010).

The demographic segregation, which constitutes to 68% of white people, 24% Black and 66.1% of white but not Hispanic people, by the year 2010. There is 83.1% of the people who are living at a same place since a year or since 2006 to 2010. The high school graduates are 87.8% where are, Bachelor's degree holder is 37.4%. Per Capita income in past 12 months of 2010 was of $29,918, which leads of median household income of $ 55,851 from 2006 to 2010. People living below the poverty line is 12% of the population (U.S Census Bureau, 2010).

Total number of firms in 2007 was about 26, 467, in which black owned firms were 12.3%, and women owned forms were 29.2%. Private nonfarm establishment in 2009 was 6144 where as private nonfarm employment was 154,144 with percentage change of 21.6% since 2000 to 2009. Non-employer establishments in 2009 were 20.514. (U.S Census Bureau, 2010).

The top employer of Madison County Alabama in 2011 is U.S. Army/ Redstone Arsenal has 30,000 employees. The Boeing Company has 2,600 employees and Madison County School has 2,389 employees (Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, 2011).

The industries providing employment are manufacturing industry 18.8%, Educational. Health and Social Services 17.5%, Retail Trade 10.5% and Professional, management, scientific, waste management, administrative services are 12.3%. (www.city-data.com).

Huntsville

Huntsville is the city located in Madison County. It is the metropolitan state of the Madison County, with being the county seat of Madison County. Huntsville is home to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and Arsenal Huntsville has the better quality of life through cultural, recreational activities, museums and educational facilities. According to the census of 2010, the total population of Huntsville was 180,105 people, which was the percentage increase by 13.8% since 2000-2010. The total household by 2010 was 77,033 people. The ethnic group in the Huntsville is of white constituting of 60.3%, Black being 31.2% and other races being 6%. The average household income by 2009 was $71,775; Per Capita Income in 2009 ...