Moving to Skowhegan, Maine

About Skowhegan, Maine
Skowhegan

Skowhegan () is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuously held state fair in the United States. Skowhegan was originally inhabited by the indigenous Abenaki people who named the area Skowhegan, meaning "watching place [for fish]," and were mostly dispersed by the end of the 4th Anglo-Abenaki War.

Gender
Gender Skowhegan Maine Country
Female 53.8% 51% 50.8%
Male 46.2% 49% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Skowhegan Maine Country
Less than $10,000 4.1% 5.3% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9% 4.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14% 9.7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.5% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 19.2% 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.8% 18.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2% 13.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 6% 15% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.3% 5.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more -0.099999999999994% 4.9% 8.3%
Education


Education Skowhegan Maine Country
< 9th Grade 7% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 42% 31% 27.0%
Other College 19% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Skowhegan Maine Country
White 94.1% 92.6% 60.1%
African American 0.1% 1.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.6% 0.6%
Asian 1.5% 1.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.8% 2.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.3% 1.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity