Madison vs Skowhegan

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

Madison 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 2,552 in Madison). Skowhegan has the higher median household income ($46,625 vs $43,095 in Madison). Skowhegan has the higher median home value ($138,600 vs $70,800 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Skowhegan
Population	2,552	6,638
Median age	49.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,095	$46,625
Median home value	$70,800	$138,600
Median gross rent	$880	$856
Housing units	1,375	3,310
Homeownership rate	36.2%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Skowhegan
Population	2,433 → 2,552 (+4.9%)	6,313 → 6,638 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$32,045 → $43,095 (+34.5%)	$42,099 → $46,625 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $70,800 (-7.7%)	$101,200 → $138,600 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $880 (+24.1%)	$803 → $856 (+6.6%)

Madison

Population

2,4332,552

Median household income

$32,045$43,095

Median home value

$76,700$70,800

Median gross rent

$709$880

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)

	Madison	Skowhegan
Under 5	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	11.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	16.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	7.8%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	18.3%	11.8%
75 and over	6.0%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Skowhegan
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	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	1.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Skowhegan
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.3%
High school graduate	37.0%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Skowhegan
Drove alone	63.0%	68.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	25.6%	4.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Skowhegan
1-unit, detached	40.7%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	20.7%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	10.5%
20 or more units	9.2%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Skowhegan
Poverty rate	18.6%	16.1%
Average household size	1.93	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1959	1964