Fort Fairfield vs Madawaska

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Fairfield and Madawaska: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Madawaska has the higher population (2,960 vs 1,632 in Fort Fairfield). Fort Fairfield has the higher median household income ($46,654 vs $42,708 in Madawaska). Madawaska has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $145,800 in Fort Fairfield).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
Population	1,632	2,960
Median age	47.6 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,654	$42,708
Median home value	$145,800	$157,400
Median gross rent	$460	$576
Housing units	764	1,650
Homeownership rate	81.7%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
Population	1,808 → 1,632 (-9.7%)	2,769 → 2,960 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$38,291 → $46,654 (+21.8%)	$34,053 → $42,708 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $145,800 (+58.3%)	$109,000 → $157,400 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$334 → $460 (+37.7%)	$497 → $576 (+15.9%)

Fort Fairfield

Population

1,8081,632

Median household income

$38,291$46,654

Median home value

$92,100$145,800

Median gross rent

$334$460

Madawaska

Population

2,7692,960

Median household income

$34,053$42,708

Median home value

$109,000$157,400

Median gross rent

$497$576

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
Under 5	4.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	3.4%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	15.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	17.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	16.7%
75 and over	10.6%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
No high school diploma	2.2%	7.0%
High school graduate	46.1%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
Drove alone	79.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	15.6%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
1-unit, detached	84.6%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	21.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Fort Fairfield	Madawaska
Poverty rate	7.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.25	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1960	1969