Madison County is a center of the aerospace industry, notably the Marshall Space Flight Center, a division of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), and the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Command, both crucial aspects of the nation’s defense and space-exploration efforts.
The population in Owens Cross Roads at the time of the 2010 Census was 1,521. Of that number, 91.5 percent reported itself as white, 3.6 percent as African American, 3.0 percent as two or more races, 2.2 percent as Hispanic or Latino, 1.0 percent as American Indian and Alaskan Native, and 0.3 percent as Asian. The median household income according to 2012 Census estimates is $43,674 and per capita income is $21,311.