Madisonville, Tennessee

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Madisonville is a town in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,939 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County^GR6 and the location of Hiwassee College.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,939 people, 1,671 households, and 1,066 families residing in the town. The population density was 261.3/km² (677.4/mi²). There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of 119.8/km² (310.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.42% White, 3.96% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.

There were 1,671 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,250, and the median income for a family was $31,918. Males had a median income of $31,504 versus $23,828 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,468. About 13.3% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.