Anson vs Madison

A side-by-side comparison of Anson and Madison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Madison has the higher population (2,552 vs 687 in Anson). Anson has the higher median household income ($52,083 vs $43,095 in Madison). Anson has the higher median home value ($74,600 vs $70,800 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Madison
Population	687	2,552
Median age	39.8 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$43,095
Median home value	$74,600	$70,800
Median gross rent	$861	$880
Housing units	361	1,375
Homeownership rate	55.1%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Madison
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	2,433 → 2,552 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$32,045 → $43,095 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$76,700 → $70,800 (-7.7%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	$709 → $880 (+24.1%)

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

Madison

Population

2,4332,552

Median household income

$32,045$43,095

Median home value

$76,700$70,800

Median gross rent

$709$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Madison
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	11.8%
18 to 24	12.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	20.2%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	18.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Madison
No high school diploma	18.1%	4.4%
High school graduate	51.6%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Madison
Drove alone	50.5%	63.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	25.6%
Other means	7.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Madison
1-unit, detached	51.2%	40.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	11.6%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Madison
Poverty rate	20.7%	18.6%
Average household size	2.26	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1964	1959