Madison vs Norridgewock

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

Madison and Norridgewock 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 1,155 in Norridgewock). Norridgewock has the higher median home value ($173,000 vs $70,800 in Madison). Since 2019, Madison's population has grown faster (+4.9% vs -19.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Norridgewock
Population	2,552	1,155
Median age	49.9 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,095	—
Median home value	$70,800	$173,000
Median gross rent	$880	$968
Housing units	1,375	673
Homeownership rate	36.2%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Norridgewock
Population	2,433 → 2,552 (+4.9%)	1,428 → 1,155 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$32,045 → $43,095 (+34.5%)	$45,948 → $41,944 (-8.7%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $70,800 (-7.7%)	$136,900 → $173,000 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $880 (+24.1%)	$800 → $968 (+21.0%)

Madison

Population

2,4332,552

Median household income

$32,045$43,095

Median home value

$76,700$70,800

Median gross rent

$709$880

Norridgewock

Population

1,4281,155

Median household income

$45,948$41,944

Median home value

$136,900$173,000

Median gross rent

$800$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Norridgewock
Under 5	0.0%	10.7%
5 to 17	11.8%	3.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	4.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	16.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	23.1%
65 to 74	18.3%	8.3%
75 and over	6.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Norridgewock
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	99.6%
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	1.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Norridgewock
No high school diploma	4.4%	12.8%
High school graduate	37.0%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Norridgewock
Drove alone	63.0%	74.5%
Carpooled	5.5%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	18.6%
Other means	2.3%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Norridgewock
1-unit, detached	40.7%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	9.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	31.8%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Norridgewock
Poverty rate	18.6%	24.1%
Average household size	1.93	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1959	1980