Danforth vs Machias

A side-by-side comparison of Danforth and Machias: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Machias has the higher population (1,395 vs 507 in Danforth). Danforth has the higher median household income ($40,662 vs $28,047 in Machias). Machias has the higher median home value ($117,800 vs $89,500 in Danforth).

Population, income & housing

	Danforth	Machias
Population	507	1,395
Median age	53.9 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,662	$28,047
Median home value	$89,500	$117,800
Median gross rent	$573	$700
Housing units	278	728
Homeownership rate	78.1%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danforth	Machias
Population	524 → 507 (-3.2%)	1,157 → 1,395 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$40,181 → $40,662 (+1.2%)	$20,565 → $28,047 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$77,200 → $89,500 (+15.9%)	$99,100 → $117,800 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $573 (+12.8%)	$342 → $700 (+104.7%)

Danforth

Population

524507

Median household income

$40,181$40,662

Median home value

$77,200$89,500

Median gross rent

$508$573

Machias

Population

1,1571,395

Median household income

$20,565$28,047

Median home value

$99,100$117,800

Median gross rent

$342$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danforth	Machias
Under 5	1.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	12.6%	9.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	15.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	7.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	28.6%	9.4%
55 to 64	17.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	14.2%	9.6%
75 and over	14.0%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danforth	Machias
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
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%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danforth	Machias
No high school diploma	3.9%	15.5%
High school graduate	72.2%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danforth	Machias
Drove alone	72.5%	73.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.1%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danforth	Machias
1-unit, detached	94.6%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Danforth	Machias
Poverty rate	17.3%	33.8%
Average household size	2.02	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	19	12
Median year structure built	1977	1952