Madison vs Pittsfield

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

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

Pittsfield has the higher population (3,078 vs 2,552 in Madison). Pittsfield has the higher median household income ($57,292 vs $43,095 in Madison). Pittsfield has the higher median home value ($151,100 vs $70,800 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Pittsfield
Population	2,552	3,078
Median age	49.9 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,095	$57,292
Median home value	$70,800	$151,100
Median gross rent	$880	$851
Housing units	1,375	1,297
Homeownership rate	36.2%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Pittsfield
Population	2,433 → 2,552 (+4.9%)	2,958 → 3,078 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$32,045 → $43,095 (+34.5%)	$41,544 → $57,292 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $70,800 (-7.7%)	$127,200 → $151,100 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $880 (+24.1%)	$347 → $851 (+145.2%)

Madison

Population

2,4332,552

Median household income

$32,045$43,095

Median home value

$76,700$70,800

Median gross rent

$709$880

Pittsfield

Population

2,9583,078

Median household income

$41,544$57,292

Median home value

$127,200$151,100

Median gross rent

$347$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Pittsfield
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	11.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	15.2%	14.2%
55 to 64	17.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	18.3%	9.9%
75 and over	6.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Pittsfield
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
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%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Pittsfield
No high school diploma	4.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	37.0%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Pittsfield
Drove alone	63.0%	78.2%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	3.6%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	13.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Pittsfield
1-unit, detached	40.7%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.7%	19.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	3.8%
20 or more units	9.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Pittsfield
Poverty rate	18.6%	22.2%
Average household size	1.93	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1959	1949