Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Skowhegan is worth considering.
Skowhegan is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Skowhegan citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.56% of adults in Skowhegan have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Skowhegan in 2022 was $29,342, 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 $117,368 for a family of four. However, Skowhegan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Skowhegan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Skowhegan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Skowhegan include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Skowhegan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
