Madawaska, Maine Population

Overview

3,874

Total Population

53.0

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

71.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Madawaska town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Madawaska town is 53.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Madawaska town's population under 18 was 14.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Madawaska town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Madawaska town, 13.14% were under the age of 15, 12.18% aged 15 to 29, 46.31% aged 30 to 64, 23.62% aged 65 to 84, and 4.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 more females than males in Madawaska town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Madawaska, Maine.
The Madawaska, Maine gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 260.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 238.

Madawaska town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Madawaska town population: 98.48% are White, 0.21% are Asian and 1.32% are multiracial.
Madawaska town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,874 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Madawaska town is White with a population of 3,815 (98.48% of the total population).

Madawaska town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,524 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Madawaska town's population decreased by 502 (11.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Madawaska town's population decreased by 160 (3.98%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Madawaska town's population was lowest in year 2017 at 3,737.