River Valley Today

Skowhegan ranked 95th among cities in Maine by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Skowhegan residents was $20,879 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 2,953 households with a population of 6,434.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Cumberland Center with $54,010 per year after adjusting for inflation – $33,131 more than Skowhegan. It had 980 households with a population of 2,644.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Castine with $4,994 per year after adjusting for inflation – $15,885 less than Skowhegan. It had 130 households with a population of 828.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2018)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Cumberland Center	$54,010
2	Cousins Island	$51,985
3	Naples	$49,550
4	Falmouth Foreside	$46,223
5	Falmouth	$44,663
6	Cape Neddick	$42,188
7	Berwick	$41,404
8	Standish	$41,231
9	Steep Falls	$40,909
10	Hampden	$38,972
11	Scarborough	$38,786
12	West Kennebunk	$37,404
13	Kittery	$36,725
14	Topsham	$36,667
14	Freeport	$36,667
16	Brunswick Station	$35,948
17	Newcastle	$35,750
18	Lake Arrowhead	$35,652
19	Yarmouth	$35,586
20	Kennebunkport	$35,120
21	Oxford	$34,898
22	Kennebunk	$34,448
23	Farmingdale	$34,353
24	South Eliot	$34,128
25	North Windham	$33,216
26	Mechanic Falls	$33,045
27	Damariscotta	$32,857
28	Bowdoinham	$32,332
29	Saco	$32,116
30	Kittery Point	$31,797
31	South Portland	$31,709
32	Winterport	$31,578
33	Portland	$31,534
34	York Harbor	$31,505
35	Hallowell	$31,437
36	Westbrook	$31,123
37	Winslow	$30,770
38	Belfast	$30,759
39	Gray	$30,203
40	Thomaston	$30,154
41	Lisbon Falls	$30,149
42	Old Orchard Beach	$29,966
43	Winthrop	$29,641
44	Auburn	$29,549
45	Bath	$29,535
46	Mapleton	$29,313
47	Woodland	$28,781
48	Little Falls	$28,406
49	Richmond	$28,043
50	Gardiner	$28,005
51	Randolph	$27,813
52	Chisholm	$27,734
53	Rockland	$27,683
54	Camden	$27,577
55	Ellsworth	$27,544
56	Brewer	$27,209
57	Brunswick	$27,151
58	Sanford	$26,869
59	Alfred	$26,581
60	Milford	$26,547
61	Winter Harbor	$26,094
62	Fort Fairfield	$25,471
63	North Berwick	$25,280
64	Casco	$24,806
65	Boothbay Harbor	$24,765
66	Southwest Harbor	$24,665
67	Ashland	$24,632
68	Gorham	$24,354
69	Augusta	$24,071
70	Searsport	$23,948
71	Oakland	$23,675
72	Livermore Falls	$23,549
73	Biddeford	$23,382
74	Bangor	$23,374
75	Clinton	$23,198
76	Calais	$23,079
77	Greenville	$22,976
78	Lewiston	$22,870
79	Newport	$22,833
80	Bridgton	$22,785
81	Old Town	$22,592
82	Guilford	$22,563
83	Millinocket	$22,488
84	Caribou	$22,434
85	Bar Harbor	$22,386
86	Wiscasset	$22,212
87	Presque Isle	$22,203
88	Wilton	$22,188
89	Pittsfield	$22,182
90	South Paris	$21,803
91	East Millinocket	$21,714
92	Dexter	$21,250
93	Mexico	$21,217
94	Bingham	$20,938
95	Skowhegan	$20,879
96	Norridgewock	$20,566
97	Mars Hill	$20,513
98	Fort Kent	$20,421
99	Madawaska	$20,013
100	Washburn	$19,917

* All values are inflation-adjusted