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Madawaska, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Madawaska is a Census CDP of 3,022 people across 5.29 square miles of land, in Aroostook County. Median household income is $55,666, 63.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Madawaska
What Madawaska is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.29 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land571
- County holding the largest share of its areaAroostook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Madawaska
How many people live in Madawaska
- Population3,022
- Median age53.2
- Population under 18572 plus or minus 169
- Share under 1818.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over923
- Share 65 and over30.5 percent
- Households1,485
- Family households777
- Share of households that are families52.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Madawaska
Income and work in Madawaska
- Median household income$55,666 plus or minus $15,149
- Per capita income$30,123
- Civilian labor force1,124 plus or minus 225
- Employed1,026 plus or minus 243
- Unemployed98 plus or minus 109
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over2,351
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Madawaska
Housing in Madawaska
- Housing units1,644
- Occupied units1,485
- Vacant units159 plus or minus 110
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied936
- Renter occupied549 plus or minus 199
- Ownership rate63.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$626
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units917
- Share single family55.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more677 plus or minus 207
- Share in buildings of two or more41.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Mobile homes50 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Madawaska
How Madawaska gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute930 plus or minus 249
- Commuting under 15 minutes686 plus or minus 238
- Share commuting under 15 minutes73.8 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more168 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone74.0 percent
- Carpooled18.1 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Madawaska
Flood risk in Madawaska
- NFIP communityTown of Madawaska
- NFIP community number230024
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/85(M)
The Town of Madawaska participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230024 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Aroostook County, not Madawaska
Aroostook County context, not Madawaska figures
- Establishments in Aroostook County1,903
- Covered employment, Aroostook County25,999
- Average annual pay, Aroostook County$51,148
- Housing units permitted, Aroostook County82
Every figure in this section is published for Aroostook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Madawaska.
All Aroostook County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Madawaska questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Madawaska, Maine?
3,022, in 1,485 households. Madawaska CDP covers 5.29 square miles of land, which is 571 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Madawaska in?
Aroostook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Madawaska?
$55,666. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,300. Median gross rent is $626 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Madawaska in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Madawaska appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Madawaska, town of, community 230024, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Madawaska figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Aroostook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Madawaska.
Is zoning published for Madawaska?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.