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Madawaska, ME

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Overview


Madawaska is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 3,863 people and just one neighborhood, Madawaska is the 112th largest community in Maine.

Occupations and Workforce

Madawaska is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Madawaska is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Madawaska who work in office and administrative support (12.79%), management occupations (11.72%), and teaching (8.96%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Madawaska has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Madawaska a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the benefits of Madawaska is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.49 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small town, Madawaska doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Madawaska are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.25% of adults in Madawaska having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Madawaska in 2022 was $28,078, which is low income relative to Maine, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,312 for a family of four. However, Madawaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Madawaska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Madawaska residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Madawaska include French Canadian, French, English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Madawaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Portuguese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 63.7% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 29.5% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 27.0% have French ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 49.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. This is a higher percentage than 100.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Madawaska are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 55.5% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 40.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 33.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.2%), and 7.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 50.3% of households. Some people also speak French (49.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Madawaska, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French Canadian (29.5%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (27.0%), and residents who report English roots (14.0%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.9%), along with some German ancestry residents (3.7%), among others. In addition, 11.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (63.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (81.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (14.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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