Limestone vs Madawaska

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

Limestone 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 1,120 in Limestone). Madawaska has the higher median household income ($42,708 vs $39,667 in Limestone). Madawaska has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $91,500 in Limestone).

Population, income & housing

	Limestone	Madawaska
Population	1,120	2,960
Median age	49.0 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,667	$42,708
Median home value	$91,500	$157,400
Median gross rent	$580	$576
Housing units	569	1,650
Homeownership rate	62.3%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Limestone	Madawaska
Population	1,504 → 1,120 (-25.5%)	2,769 → 2,960 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$37,813 → $39,667 (+4.9%)	$34,053 → $42,708 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $91,500 (+25.2%)	$109,000 → $157,400 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $580 (-28.9%)	$497 → $576 (+15.9%)

Limestone

Population

1,5041,120

Median household income

$37,813$39,667

Median home value

$73,100$91,500

Median gross rent

$816$580

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)

	Limestone	Madawaska
Under 5	2.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	3.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	5.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	21.0%	17.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	16.7%
75 and over	6.9%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Limestone	Madawaska
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	93.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Limestone	Madawaska
No high school diploma	9.3%	7.0%
High school graduate	33.7%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Limestone	Madawaska
Drove alone	80.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Limestone	Madawaska
1-unit, detached	64.1%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	21.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Limestone	Madawaska
Poverty rate	16.7%	18.9%
Average household size	2.07	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1956	1969