What is the population of Skowhegan CDP?

Skowhegan CDP has 6,638 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #25 of 155 in Maine.

What is the median household income in Skowhegan CDP?

Median household income in Skowhegan CDP is $46,625 a year, 40.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Skowhegan CDP?

Median gross rent is $856 a month and the median home value is $138,600, so rent absorbs about 22% of median household income.

Is Skowhegan CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Skowhegan CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Skowhegan, ME population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Skowhegan, Maine (Skowhegan, ME — Census place “Skowhegan CDP”) is 6,638 residents, ranking #25 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $46,625, the median home is worth $138,600 and median gross rent runs $856 a month. Looking for the Skowhegan Maine ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Skowhegan, ME: 04976.

Population: 6,638Skowhegan CDP residents
Median household income: $46,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $138,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $856Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 62%Owner-occupied households

Skowhegan ZIP codes (Maine)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Skowhegan.

The Skowhegan ME ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

04976

What the numbers mean in Skowhegan CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Skowhegan CDP median would spend about 22% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 62% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Skowhegan CDP, ME in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Skowhegan CDP is a mid-size town in Maine, with 6,638 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #25 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 39 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Skowhegan CDP earn a median of $46,625 a year, 40.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 16.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Skowhegan CDP is valued at $138,600, 54.3% below the national figure and 37% below the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $856 a month, 39.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,272 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 62% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Skowhegan CDP?: Skowhegan CDP has 6,638 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #25 of 155 in Maine.
What is the median household income in Skowhegan CDP?: Median household income in Skowhegan CDP is $46,625 a year, 40.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Skowhegan CDP?: Median gross rent is $856 a month and the median home value is $138,600, so rent absorbs about 22% of median household income.
Is Skowhegan CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Skowhegan CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Skowhegan CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.