Howland vs Mattawamkeag

A side-by-side comparison of Howland and Mattawamkeag: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Howland has the higher population (1,208 vs 428 in Mattawamkeag). Howland has the higher median household income ($48,021 vs $36,042 in Mattawamkeag). Howland has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $100,800 in Mattawamkeag).

Population, income & housing

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
Population	1,208	428
Median age	45.7 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,021	$36,042
Median home value	$101,900	$100,800
Median gross rent	$941	$425
Housing units	498	245
Homeownership rate	81.1%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	21.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
Population	1,066 → 1,208 (+13.3%)	583 → 428 (-26.6%)
Median household income	$40,096 → $48,021 (+19.8%)	$34,861 → $36,042 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $101,900 (+22.3%)	$66,500 → $100,800 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $941 (+29.3%)	$377 → $425 (+12.7%)

Howland

Population

1,0661,208

Median household income

$40,096$48,021

Median home value

$83,300$101,900

Median gross rent

$728$941

Mattawamkeag

Population

583428

Median household income

$34,861$36,042

Median home value

$66,500$100,800

Median gross rent

$377$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
Under 5	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	1.6%
25 to 34	9.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	5.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	25.0%
55 to 64	19.9%	29.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.3%
75 and over	12.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
No high school diploma	9.8%	16.0%
High school graduate	45.5%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
Drove alone	89.6%	69.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	17.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
1-unit, detached	78.1%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Howland	Mattawamkeag
Poverty rate	27.1%	24.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	40	49
Median year structure built	1963	1969