Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

[4] Originally part of Royal Oak Township, Madison Heights incorporated as a city by popular vote on January 17, 1955, and chartered on December 6 of that same year, becoming the tenth city government in southern Oakland County.

At that time, the 7.2 square miles (18.6 km2) city was one of the largest suburban communities in the Metro Detroit area.

On April 5, 1963, a new municipal building was dedicated which is on the present location at 300 West Thirteen Mile Road.

The city lies in the Interstate 696 (I-696) and I-75 corridor and is served by two primary school districts, Lamphere and Madison, as well as a full-service municipal government.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.09 square miles (18.36 km2), all land.

Madison Heights shares borders with Troy to the north, Royal Oak to the west, Hazel Park to the south, and Warren to the east.

The junction of these two highways is shared with Royal Oak and Hazel Park on the southwest corner of Madison Heights.

34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 31,101 people, 13,299 households, and 8,005 families residing in the city.

33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[13] Madison Heights is part of Oakland County's Automation Alley.

The Hungry Howie's Pizza corporate headquarters is in Madison Heights.