Ashland vs Mapleton

A side-by-side comparison of Ashland and Mapleton: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashland and Mapleton are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ashland has the higher population (676 vs 582 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $136,300 in Ashland). Since 2019, Ashland's population has grown faster (+18.0% vs -23.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Mapleton
Population	676	582
Median age	49.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,900
Median home value	$136,300	$152,500
Median gross rent	—	$353
Housing units	414	291
Homeownership rate	55.7%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Mapleton
Population	573 → 676 (+18.0%)	756 → 582 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$33,594 → $27,321 (-18.7%)	$56,583 → $67,900 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $136,300 (+51.6%)	$135,200 → $152,500 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$565 → $353 (-37.5%)

Ashland

Population

573676

Median household income

$33,594$27,321

Median home value

$89,900$136,300

Mapleton

Population

756582

Median household income

$56,583$67,900

Median home value

$135,200$152,500

Median gross rent

$565$353

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Mapleton
Under 5	1.0%	12.4%
5 to 17	14.2%	11.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	13.7%
25 to 34	6.4%	7.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	16.6%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.5%
75 and over	16.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Mapleton
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.3%
High school graduate	48.5%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Mapleton
Drove alone	80.0%	88.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	6.7%
Other means	13.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	43.0%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30.2%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	5.8%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Mapleton
Poverty rate	20.6%	8.9%
Average household size	1.89	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	20	42
Median year structure built	1975	1975