Houlton vs Madawaska

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

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

Houlton has the higher population (4,958 vs 2,960 in Madawaska). Houlton has the higher median household income ($52,227 vs $42,708 in Madawaska). Madawaska has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $121,700 in Houlton).

Population, income & housing

	Houlton	Madawaska
Population	4,958	2,960
Median age	44.5 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,227	$42,708
Median home value	$121,700	$157,400
Median gross rent	$719	$576
Housing units	2,301	1,650
Homeownership rate	61.5%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houlton	Madawaska
Population	4,603 → 4,958 (+7.7%)	2,769 → 2,960 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$33,936 → $52,227 (+53.9%)	$34,053 → $42,708 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $121,700 (+33.6%)	$109,000 → $157,400 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $719 (+35.2%)	$497 → $576 (+15.9%)

Houlton

Population

4,6034,958

Median household income

$33,936$52,227

Median home value

$91,100$121,700

Median gross rent

$532$719

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)

	Houlton	Madawaska
Under 5	2.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	11.9%	3.4%
25 to 34	7.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	5.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	6.2%	17.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	16.7%
75 and over	11.4%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houlton	Madawaska
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	93.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	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	1.1%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houlton	Madawaska
No high school diploma	11.4%	7.0%
High school graduate	36.4%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houlton	Madawaska
Drove alone	79.6%	78.9%
Carpooled	14.7%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houlton	Madawaska
1-unit, detached	66.8%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	21.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Houlton	Madawaska
Poverty rate	20.8%	18.9%
Average household size	2.19	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	14	12
Median year structure built	1954	1969