Madison County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Madison County: 9 seats on 5 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Who lives in the school district (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Madison County School District
140,677
$98,965
7.9%
6.8%
44%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Madison County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 21 local governments in Madison County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
6
0
School districts (school boards)
3
1
Special districts (elected boards)
11
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Madison County
405,718people
38.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$86,499 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
10.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
46.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$299,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
10.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.7%U.S.: 8.4%
44.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
19.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.8% · White 61.6% · Black 23.6% · Asian 2.5% · Other or more than one race 5.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Madison County
3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Alabama: 3.7%.
220,795people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
227,978in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.2%
7,183
220,795
227,978
August 2026
3.0%
6,861
219,187
226,048
July 2026
3.2%
7,106
218,457
225,563
June 2026
3.4%
7,589
218,416
226,005
May 2026
2.9%
6,533
218,908
225,441
April 2026
2.2%
4,953
220,870
225,823
March 2026
2.4%
5,513
222,217
227,730
February 2026
2.8%
6,305
220,366
226,671
January 2026
2.5%
5,609
220,323
225,932
December 2025
1.9%
4,425
222,646
227,071
November 2025
2.1%
4,828
223,860
228,688
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.5%
5,725
221,896
227,621
August 2025
2.5%
5,605
221,190
226,795
July 2025
2.5%
5,749
220,469
226,218
June 2025
2.6%
5,842
221,290
227,132
May 2025
2.1%
4,806
221,880
226,686
April 2025
2.1%
4,686
223,058
227,744
March 2025
2.6%
5,924
220,870
226,794
February 2025
2.8%
6,215
219,217
225,432
January 2025
2.8%
6,382
217,875
224,257
December 2024
2.4%
5,337
218,094
223,431
November 2024
2.5%
5,696
217,988
223,684
October 2024
2.6%
5,726
217,306
223,032
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.4%
5,472
221,296
226,768
2024
2.5%
5,563
215,625
221,188
2023
2.0%
4,349
209,579
213,928
2022
2.1%
4,229
201,727
205,956
2021
2.5%
5,075
194,411
199,486
2020
4.9%
9,599
185,567
195,166
2019
2.7%
5,148
187,906
193,054
2018
3.4%
6,366
182,742
189,108
2017
3.9%
7,135
177,124
184,259
2016
4.9%
8,945
172,208
181,153
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alabama's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Madison County
202.2 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 372.9.
933.2 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 1,600.7.
8murders2024, 302 violent crimes in all.
2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2024
302
202.2
1,394
933.2
2023
331
231.3
1,656
1,157.4
2022
219
155.3
989
701.2
2020
996
299.8
4,430
1,333.4
2018
1,840
572.2
10,381
3,228.4
2017
2,162
680.1
11,455
3,603.4
2016
2,143
682.2
11,774
3,748.2
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Madison County Sheriff's Office
2025
258
1,162
138,966
Triana Police Department
2024
3
19
5,085
Owens Crossroads Police Department
2025
4
22
3,307
New Hope Police Department
2024
1
33
2,939
Gurley Police Department
2025
4
20
847
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Alabama · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.29 per 1,000 residents2024, 5 agencies serving 149,375 people.
193sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
187civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (5), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Madison County Sheriff's Office
175
187
137,476
Gurley Police Department
5
0
853
New Hope Police Department
5
0
2,939
Owens Crossroads Police Department
5
0
3,022
Triana Police Department
3
0
5,085
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
193
1.29
187
5
2023
161
1.13
167
5
2022
162
1.15
157
5
2021
149
1.06
191
5
2020
161
1.24
203
5
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Madison County Circuit Clerk?
Debra Kizer is the Circuit Clerk of Madison County, Alabama.
Who is the Madison County Judge of Probate?
Frank Barger is the Judge of Probate of Madison County, Alabama.
Who is the Madison County Sheriff?
Kevin Turner is the Sheriff of Madison County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is on the Madison County School Board?
David Vess (Board of Education Member, District 1); Wes Jones (Board of Education Member, District 2); Brian Brooks (Board of Education Member, District 3); Heath B. Jones (Board of Education Member, District 4); Bill Byrd (Board of Education Member, District 5); Ken Kubik (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Madison County?
About 405,718 people, with a median age of 38.2; the median household income is $86,499 and 10.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Madison County?
3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,183 people unemployed in a labor force of 227,978, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Madison County?
21 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 3 school district and 11 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from the Alabama Secretary of State's County Official Lookup, and for the county commission, other county officers and the county board of education, the county's or the county school system's own website (matched to the seat each person won in the SOS's results of its last general election); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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