Island Falls vs Mapleton

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

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

Mapleton has the higher population (582 vs 343 in Island Falls). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($67,900 vs $53,523 in Island Falls). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $64,200 in Island Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Island Falls	Mapleton
Population	343	582
Median age	52.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,523	$67,900
Median home value	$64,200	$152,500
Median gross rent	—	$353
Housing units	193	291
Homeownership rate	91.0%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Island Falls	Mapleton
Population	447 → 343 (-23.3%)	756 → 582 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $53,523 (+44.3%)	$56,583 → $67,900 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $64,200 (-15.4%)	$135,200 → $152,500 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$565 → $353 (-37.5%)

Island Falls

Population

447343

Median household income

$37,083$53,523

Median home value

$75,900$64,200

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)

	Island Falls	Mapleton
Under 5	1.7%	12.4%
5 to 17	19.5%	11.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	13.7%
25 to 34	3.8%	7.2%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	22.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	18.7%	10.5%
75 and over	6.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Island Falls	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	99.1%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Island Falls	Mapleton
No high school diploma	5.9%	0.3%
High school graduate	41.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Island Falls	Mapleton
Drove alone	76.1%	88.4%
Carpooled	11.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	6.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Island Falls	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	85.5%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Island Falls	Mapleton
Poverty rate	20.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.10	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	42
Median year structure built	1938	1975