Mattawamkeag

Population: 428
Median household income: $36,042
Median home value: $100,800

Mattawamkeag is a community in Penobscot County, Maine, home to 428 residents. At $36,042, its median household income sits below Penobscot County's $63,248.

From 2020 to 2023, Mattawamkeag's population declined 26.6% from 583 to 428, while its median home value rose 51.6% from $66,500 to $100,800.

Households average 2.03 people. The median gross rent is $425.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 428
Median age: 53.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,042
Median home value: $100,800
Median gross rent: $425
Housing units: 245
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Unemployment rate: 21.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

583428

Median household income

$34,861$36,042

Median home value

$66,500$100,800

Median gross rent

$377$425

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	583	$34,861	$66,500	$377
2021	507	$37,813	$68,800	$373
2022	431	$38,750	$85,000	$345
2023	428	$36,042	$100,800	$425

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 241.6%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5425.0%

55 to 6429.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	58	13.6%
18 to 24	7	1.6%
25 to 34	42	9.8%
35 to 44	25	5.8%
45 to 54	107	25.0%
55 to 64	124	29.0%
65 to 74	40	9.3%
75 and over	25	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	370	86.4%
Black or African American	31	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	16.0%
High school graduate	163	44.9%
Some college or associate's	119	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	20	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	98	69.5%
Carpooled	24	17.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	6.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	16.0%
15 to 29 min	40	30.5%
30 to 44 min	16	12.2%
45 to 59 min	3	2.3%
60+ min	51	38.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 24.8% (106 of 428)

	Count	Share
Family households	123	58.3%
Nonfamily households	88	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	211	86.1%
Vacant	34	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	158	74.9%
Renter-occupied	53	25.1%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other20.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	156	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	10.2%
5 to 19 units	5	2.0%
20 or more units	9	3.7%
Mobile home & other	50	20.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2344235
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 45.5177, -68.3517