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Madison County

County, Florida. Population 18,859 (2025), +1.1% on the prior year, +5.0% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Madison CountyGreenville (town), population 735Lee (town), population 393Madison (city), population 2,850

Click a city to open its page. Filled shapes are cities, towns and villages; hatched shapes are census designated places with a spending estimate. Boundaries: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing.

Cities

Every city, town and village in Madison County, with its latest BEBR population. A place in two counties is listed in both and its page sits under its principal county.

Population

2025
Population18,859Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197220.3k high2025
Change since the prior year+1.1%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+5.0%2020 to 2025
Census 202017,9682020

University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Population estimates

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Basis of the latest figureestimate2025

Population by year

April 1 of each year. Basis is census in a census year, otherwise BEBR's estimate.

YearPopulationBasisChange
202518,859estimate+1.1%
202418,649estimate-0.3%
202318,698estimate+1.4%
202218,438estimate+1.7%
202118,122estimate+0.9%
202017,968census-8.2%
201919,570estimate+0.5%
201819,473estimate+0.5%
201719,377estimate+0.7%
201619,238estimate+0.2%
201519,200estimate-0.5%
201419,303estimate-0.5%
201319,395estimate+0.9%
201219,227estimate-0.4%
201119,298estimate+0.4%
201019,224census-5.5%
200920,333estimate+0.9%
200820,152estimate+1.0%
200719,944estimate+0.7%
200619,814estimate+0.6%
200519,696estimate+1.0%
200419,498estimate+1.9%
200319,139estimate+1.1%
200218,932estimate+0.4%
200118,862estimate+0.7%
200018,733census-4.6%
199919,632estimate+1.8%
199819,277estimate+1.3%
199719,035estimate+1.5%
199618,745estimate+2.2%
199518,344estimate+3.2%
199417,768estimate+2.6%
199317,316estimate+1.7%
199217,034estimate+3.2%
199116,513estimate-0.3%
199016,569census+0.4%
198916,500estimate+3.3%
198815,972estimate+0.7%
198715,858estimate+0.9%
198615,714estimate+0.6%
198515,624estimate+1.3%
198415,427estimate+1.1%
198315,261estimate+1.4%
198215,051estimate-0.3%
198115,091estimate+1.3%
198014,894census+1.9%
197914,615estimate+0.3%
197814,566estimate+2.2%
197714,254estimate-1.8%
197614,515estimate+0.6%
197514,423estimate+1.4%
197414,220estimate+1.4%
197314,029estimate+0.8%
197213,924estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate5.2%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201611.6% highAug 2026
Labor force6,940Aug 2026
Employment6,576Aug 2026
Unemployed364Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.2%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier-0.2%Aug 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Labor force page

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Latest month is preliminaryyesAug 2026

Monthly, last three years

Not seasonally adjusted. The latest month may be preliminary.

MonthLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Aug 20266,9406,5763645.2%
Jul 20266,8476,4733745.5%
Jun 20266,9556,5823735.4%
May 20266,9716,5963755.4%
Apr 20266,9966,6053915.6%
Mar 20266,9536,5763775.4%
Feb 20266,9896,5704196.0%
Jan 20266,9026,4594436.4%
Dec 20256,9996,5884115.9%
Nov 20256,9546,5364186.0%
Sep 20257,0026,6363665.2%
Aug 20256,9566,5973595.2%
Jul 20256,8816,5503314.8%
Jun 20256,9156,5883274.7%
May 20256,9376,6333044.4%
Apr 20257,0266,7472794.0%
Mar 20257,0906,8082824.0%
Feb 20257,0386,7353034.3%
Jan 20257,0186,6883304.7%
Dec 20246,9626,6982643.8%
Nov 20246,9986,7062924.2%
Oct 20246,9886,6942944.2%
Sep 20246,9586,6682904.2%
Aug 20246,9216,6083134.5%
Jul 20246,8616,5263354.9%
Jun 20246,9366,6273094.5%
May 20246,9066,6412653.8%
Apr 20246,9226,6662563.7%
Mar 20246,8556,5922633.8%
Feb 20246,8716,5762954.3%
Jan 20246,8326,5462864.2%
Dec 20236,9656,7012643.8%
Nov 20236,9086,6362723.9%
Oct 20237,0856,8032824.0%
Sep 20237,1346,8203144.4%
Aug 20237,1546,8513034.2%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20256,9836,6463374.8%
20246,9186,6292894.2%
20237,0196,7582613.7%
20226,9876,7262613.7%
20216,6946,3023925.9%
20206,5936,1124817.3%
20196,4206,1372834.4%
20186,2555,9702854.6%
20176,3486,0213275.2%
20166,3405,9523886.1%
20157,4687,0054636.2%
20147,6957,1255707.4%
20137,8677,2266418.1%
20127,9357,2317048.9%
20118,0507,2677839.7%

Tourist tax

Jan 2026
Collections, latest month$15.8KTourist tax collections by month, Feb 2016 to Jan 2026Feb 2016$29.8K highJan 2026
Change on the same month a year earlier-31.8%Jan 2026
Last 12 months$220KJan 2026
Fiscal year to date$63KFY2026 to Jan 2026

Florida Department of Revenue, Local Government Tax Distributions by County (Form 4), Tourist Development Tax, retrieved 2026-09-28 | Madison County sales and visitor spending

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Jan 2026$15.8K-31.8%
Dec 2025$15.7K-24.1%
Nov 2025$15.7K-32.8%
Oct 2025$15.8K-43.2%
Sep 2025$10.4K-37.2%
Aug 2025$14.8K-23.0%
Jul 2025$20.5K-14.7%
Jun 2025$17.8K-17.6%
May 2025$23.5K-11.5%
Apr 2025$17.3K-16.1%
Mar 2025$29.8K+15.9%
Feb 2025$22.9K+16.2%
Jan 2025$23.2K-4.0%
Dec 2024$20.7K-5.0%
Nov 2024$23.3K-8.3%
Oct 2024$27.8K-5.0%
Sep 2024$16.6K-25.5%
Aug 2024$19.2K+51.3%
Jul 2024$24K-3.0%
Jun 2024$21.6K-16.1%
May 2024$26.5K+18.3%
Apr 2024$20.6K+5.7%
Mar 2024$25.8K-12.2%
Feb 2024$19.7K+29.0%
Jan 2024$24.1K+52.4%
Dec 2023$21.8K+75.9%
Nov 2023$25.4K+68.0%
Oct 2023$29.3K+24.6%
Sep 2023$22.3K+21.8%
Aug 2023$12.7K-21.5%
Jul 2023$24.7K-10.3%
Jun 2023$25.8K-7.9%
May 2023$22.4K-8.8%
Apr 2023$19.5K-19.7%
Mar 2023$29.3K+8.5%
Feb 2023$15.3K-17.2%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses103New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20169 highAug 2026
Food service licenses43Aug 2026
Lodging licenses16Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses44Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months8Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months267Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+7.7%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month19Sep 2026

County Business Patterns and ZIP Code Business Patterns, complete data files, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida DBPR active licensure base files: public food service, public lodging and retail alcoholic beverage licenses, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk corporate data files, new entity filings by month, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Licenses Business formations Business patterns

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Establishments3282023
Employees, mid March3,2642023
Annual payroll$130M2023
Establishments, change on the year before-0.6%2023

Licenses by type

Counted licenses in DBPR's food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage files, placed by geocoded address.

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol27
2010-SEATfood20
2014-MFDVfood19
2003-NAPTlodging8
1APSalcohol7
8COP-SFSalcohol4
2COPalcohol3
2002-MOTLlodging3
2010-NOSTfood2
2015-VENDfood2
2005-BNBlodging2
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging2
11ALalcohol1
11CGalcohol1
3DPSalcohol1
2001-HOTLlodging1

Filings by entity type, last 12 months

Sunbiz new entity filings by the ZIP code of the principal address, grouped to the USPS postal city

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies245228
Florida profit corporations85
Florida non-profit corporations1012
Out of state entities registering in Florida42
Partnerships, trusts and other filings01

By sector, 2023

County Business Patterns, NAICS sectors. Employment and payroll withheld by the Bureau show blank.

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 44 Retail Trade61554$17.4M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance50920$34.4M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)39121$2.45M
NAICS 23 Construction3491$3.84M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services27229$4.9M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing1787$5.9M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services1781$3.86M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance1677$3.98M
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade1179$5.02M
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing1122$1.09M
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services11162$6.2M
NAICS 31 Manufacturing10520$24.2M
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting645$2.39M
NAICS 22 Utilities673$6.46M
NAICS 51 Information524$1.26M
NAICS 61 Educational Services478$2.8M

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months42Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2009 to Aug 2026Dec 20098 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+5.0%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$20.3MAug 2026
Units, latest month4Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months40Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table392025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place and county residential permits, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Building permits

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Monthly, last three years

Residential permits as the Bureau publishes them; imputed months are the Bureau's imputations.

MonthUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
Aug 2026440$1.23M
Jul 2026660$2.15M
Jun 2026530$930K
May 2026220$395K
Apr 2026550$2.08M
Mar 2026880$9.47M
Feb 2026330$1.07M
Jan 2026110$410K
Dec 2025220$779K
Nov 2025110$41.4K
Oct 2025330$1.12M
Sep 2025220$600K
Aug 2025880$2.41M
Jul 2025330$942K
Jun 2025330$817K
May 2025330$979K
Apr 2025550$877K
Mar 2025330$979K
Feb 2025330$1.33M
Jan 2025330$1.13M
Dec 2024220$648K
Nov 2024220$57.1K
Oct 2024220$571K
Sep 2024330$1.07M
Aug 2024440$912K
Jul 2024110$499K
Jun 2024330$716K
May 2024000$0
Apr 2024310$863K
Mar 2024220$750K
Feb 2024550$609K
Jan 2024330$690K
Dec 2023110$518K
Nov 2023330$378K
Oct 2023330$1.33M
Sep 2023220$895K

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
202539390$12M
202430280$7.38M
202331310$8.17M
202252520$13.1M
202152520$10.6M
202043430$8.78M
201939390$7.96M
201837370$7.47M
201733330$6.74M
201630300$6.13M
201535350$4.39M
201433330$4.12M
201334340$4.24M
201228280$3.49M
201127270$3.37M

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$2.29B
Total taxable value (non school)$980M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$1.14B2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+5.0%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+8.4%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$2.18B2025 final roll
New construction value$39.8M2026 preliminary
Parcels16,4832026 preliminary

Florida Department of Revenue, NAL tax roll (name, address, legal), 2026 preliminary and final as posted, retrieved 2026-10-03

Parcels are placed by Census block group through the Census Bureau's block assignment file; a parcel in a block group that straddles the limits is apportioned. Census 2020 block groups; 20% of the county's just value lies in a place. Medians are over the parcels whose block group lies mostly in the place. Qualified sales: the roll's own sale fields, qualification codes 01 and 02, improved, single parcel.

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Median single family just value$133K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months172Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$170KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$804M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$105M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$96.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$952M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$116M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$65M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$108M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$44.5M2026 preliminary

Just value by use group

Department of Revenue land use codes grouped: residential 001 to 009, commercial 011 to 039, industrial 041 to 049, agricultural 050 to 069, vacant 000, 010, 040 and 070, institutional 071 to 079, government 080 to 089, other 090 to 099. Taxable is the non school taxable value. Just value change compares with the 2025 final roll, summed the same way.

Use groupParcelsJust valueTaxable (non school)New constructionResidential unitsJust value change
Residential5,279$804M$401M$17M5,920+3.8%
Commercial293$105M$89.3M$2.23Mn/a+9.4%
Industrial44$96.5M$92.1M$113Kn/a+10.9%
Agricultural5,726$952M$258M$15.8Mn/a+2.6%
Vacant4,225$116M$92.7M$1.23Mn/a+9.8%
Institutional200$65M$16.1M$2.8Mn/a+9.3%
Government449$108M$0$382Kn/a+15.2%
Other267$44.5M$30.5M$266Kn/a+17.2%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units8,418Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199078.0% high2024
Occupied units6,9762020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units1,4422020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households5,1212020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households1,8552020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate73.4%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)24.3%2025
Cost burdened renter households37.7%2025

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Housing data

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Severely cost burdened renters (over 50%)17.2%2025
Assisted housing developments7Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units337Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$218K2024

Cost burden by income, 2025

Households by the share of income spent on housing, Shimberg Center estimates for 2025.

TenureIncome (share of area median)30% or less30.1 to 50%Over 50%
All households30% AMI or less18480375
All households30.01-50% AMI546454313
All households50.01-80% AMI838204178
All households80.01-120% AMI7871050
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI3,187730
Renters30% AMI or less10937170
Renters30.01-50% AMI173160147
Renters50.01-80% AMI1441480
Renters80.01-120% AMI228340
RentersGreater than 120% AMI49700
Owners30% AMI or less7543205
Owners30.01-50% AMI373294166
Owners50.01-80% AMI69456178
Owners80.01-120% AMI559710
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI2,690730

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$32.5K25
1991$30K20
1992$32.5K30
1993$38.5K35
1994$37K67
1995$34.5K55
1996$45K41
1997$48K69
1998$53K71
1999$51.5K66
2000$49.5K65
2001$59.2K60
2002$55K66
2003$58K73
2004$77K79
2005$80K123
2006$100K88
2007$112K62
2008$83.7K52
2009$90K49

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Springhill150 SW Bum Gardner DriveMadison7676
Hilltop Apartments159 SW Merritt AvenueMadison7272
Arbours At Madison134 SW Arbour CircleMadison7272
Cambridge Manor400 SUMATRA ROADMadison3737
Southern Villas of Madison315 SW Lawson CircleMadison3636
Greenville Pointe202 SW Greenville Pointe CircleGreenville3232
Gardenia Square501 S Parramore StreetMadison1212

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$43.4KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$58.1K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$527KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$527KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-12.3%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$41KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$492KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$492KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+2.5%Sep 2026

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Expenditures and Revenues Reported by Florida's County and Municipal Governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Revenue, Revenue Confirmation Online, distributions to local governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Financial Services, LOGERx local government Annual Financial Report data, long-term debt outstanding, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Distributions Annual financial report

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Total revenues$101MFY2025
Revenues, change on the year before+10.7%FY2025
Total expenditures$100MFY2025
Expenditures, change on the year before+13.7%FY2025
Revenues per resident$5.35KFY2025
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$2.79MFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before+173.4%FY2025

Half-cent sales tax, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$43.4K
Aug 2026$42.3K
Jul 2026$42K
Jun 2026$43.5K
May 2026$43.2K
Apr 2026$40.3K
Mar 2026$46.5K
Feb 2026$43.7K
Jan 2026$42.1K
Dec 2025$42.9K
Nov 2025$54.2K
Oct 2025$43K
Sep 2025$50.4K
Aug 2025$52.3K
Jul 2025$46.4K
Jun 2025$48.3K
May 2025$57.4K
Apr 2025$58.1K
Mar 2025$39.1K
Feb 2025$50.1K
Jan 2025$47.5K
Dec 2024$54.9K
Nov 2024$46K
Oct 2024$50.4K
Sep 2024$40.9K
Aug 2024$50K
Jul 2024$50.3K
Jun 2024$49.7K
May 2024$56K
Apr 2024$48.5K
Mar 2024$46.6K
Feb 2024$53.4K
Jan 2024$46.7K
Dec 2023$51.7K
Nov 2023$56.5K
Oct 2023$50.5K

State revenue sharing, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$41K
Aug 2026$41K
Jul 2026$41K
Jun 2026$40.3K
May 2026$40.3K
Apr 2026$40.3K
Mar 2026$40.3K
Feb 2026$40.3K
Jan 2026$40.3K
Dec 2025$42.6K
Nov 2025$42.6K
Oct 2025$42.6K
Sep 2025$43.8K
Aug 2025$43.8K
Jul 2025$43.8K
Jun 2025$37.9K
May 2025$37.9K
Apr 2025$37.9K
Mar 2025$37.9K
Feb 2025$37.9K
Jan 2025$37.9K
Dec 2024$37.9K
Nov 2024$41.7K
Oct 2024$41.7K
Sep 2024$41.7K
Aug 2024$41.7K
Jul 2024$41.7K
Jun 2024$42.7K
May 2024$42.7K
Apr 2024$42.7K
Mar 2024$42.7K
Feb 2024$42.7K
Jan 2024$42.7K
Dec 2023$42.7K
Nov 2023$42.7K
Oct 2023$42.7K

Long-term debt by fiscal year

Total long-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end, all funds, as the government reported it to the Department of Financial Services in its Annual Financial Report.

Fiscal yearDebt outstandingChange
FY2025$2.79M+173.4%
FY2024$1.02M+24.9%
FY2023$818K-59.2%
FY2022$2M-12.5%
FY2021$2.29M-37.5%
FY2020$3.66M-25.9%
FY2019$4.95M+105.1%
FY2018$2.41M+4.1%
FY2017$2.32M-26.5%
FY2016$3.15M-7.5%
FY2015$3.41M+19.1%
FY2014$2.86M0.0%
FY2013$2.86Mn/a

Revenues by category, FY2025

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Taxes$18.5M$17.2M+7.4%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$2.28M$2.57M-11.3%
Intergovernmental Revenues$13.6M$8.52M+59.6%
Charges for Services$5.22M$4.45M+17.1%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$265K$245K+8.2%
Miscellaneous Revenues$32.1M$31.5M+1.8%
Other Sources$28.9M$26.5M+8.9%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a
Franchise Fees, Licenses, and Permitsn/an/an/a
Permits, Fees, and Licensesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2025

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$38.8M$33.4M+16.0%
Public Safety$19.9M$17.6M+12.8%
Physical Environment$2.92M$2.79M+4.7%
Transportation$6.29M$4.94M+27.3%
Economic Environment$1.03M$1.24M-16.9%
Human Services$1.87M$1.64M+14.4%
Culture / Recreation$1.27M$1.14M+11.2%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$27M$24M+12.2%
Court-Related Expenditures$1.17M$1.32M-11.0%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$284MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$284M high2026
Change on a year earlier+3.9%June 30, 2026
Change, real+0.7%June 30, 2026
Branches3June 30, 2026
Institutions3June 30, 2026
Branches opened since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026
Branches closed since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026

FDIC Summary of Deposits, Florida offices, every June 30 since 1994, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Bank deposits

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Offices, June 30, 2026

Deposits as each office reports them to the FDIC; the city is the one the bank reports, not a municipal boundary.

InstitutionBranchAddressCityDeposits
Madison County Community BankMadison County Community Bank301 E Base StMadison$172M
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMadison Branch200 W Base StMadison$75.5M
Capital City BankMadison Branch343 W Base StMadison$36.1M

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