Mapleton vs Washburn

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (958 vs 582 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($67,900 vs $39,688 in Washburn). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $89,600 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Mapleton	Washburn
Population	582	958
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,900	$39,688
Median home value	$152,500	$89,600
Median gross rent	$353	$433
Housing units	291	490
Homeownership rate	84.1%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mapleton	Washburn
Population	756 → 582 (-23.0%)	1,058 → 958 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$56,583 → $67,900 (+20.0%)	$30,625 → $39,688 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$135,200 → $152,500 (+12.8%)	$74,000 → $89,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$565 → $353 (-37.5%)	$430 → $433 (+0.7%)

Mapleton

Population

756582

Median household income

$56,583$67,900

Median home value

$135,200$152,500

Median gross rent

$565$353

Washburn

Population

1,058958

Median household income

$30,625$39,688

Median home value

$74,000$89,600

Median gross rent

$430$433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mapleton	Washburn
Under 5	12.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	15.7%
18 to 24	13.7%	4.6%
25 to 34	7.2%	18.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	14.5%
75 and over	4.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mapleton	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mapleton	Washburn
No high school diploma	0.3%	14.6%
High school graduate	31.9%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mapleton	Washburn
Drove alone	88.4%	87.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mapleton	Washburn
1-unit, detached	91.8%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.3%
20 or more units	5.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Mapleton	Washburn
Poverty rate	8.9%	14.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	42	25
Median year structure built	1975	1970