Anson vs Skowhegan

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

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

Skowhegan has the higher population (6,638 vs 687 in Anson). Anson has the higher median household income ($52,083 vs $46,625 in Skowhegan). Skowhegan has the higher median home value ($138,600 vs $74,600 in Anson).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Skowhegan
Population	687	6,638
Median age	39.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$46,625
Median home value	$74,600	$138,600
Median gross rent	$861	$856
Housing units	361	3,310
Homeownership rate	55.1%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Skowhegan
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	6,313 → 6,638 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$42,099 → $46,625 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$101,200 → $138,600 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	$803 → $856 (+6.6%)

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

Skowhegan

Population

6,3136,638

Median household income

$42,099$46,625

Median home value

$101,200$138,600

Median gross rent

$803$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Skowhegan
Under 5	5.4%	7.9%
5 to 17	13.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	12.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	16.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.7%
45 to 54	20.2%	7.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.8%
75 and over	0.0%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Skowhegan
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Skowhegan
No high school diploma	18.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	51.6%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Skowhegan
Drove alone	50.5%	68.8%
Carpooled	14.0%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.3%	4.1%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Skowhegan
1-unit, detached	51.2%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.5%
20 or more units	11.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Skowhegan
Poverty rate	20.7%	16.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1964	1964