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.
Being a small town, Skowhegan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Skowhegan are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.56% of adults in Skowhegan having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
