Skowhegan is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 8,661 people and four associated neighborhoods, Skowhegan is the 32nd largest community in Maine.Skowhegan is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Skowhegan is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Skowhegan who work in office and administrative support (11.38%), sales jobs (10.62%), and management occupations (8.76%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.96% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Skowhegan has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Skowhegan a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The citizens of Skowhegan are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.28% of adults in Skowhegan having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Skowhegan in 2022 was $29,220, 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 $116,880 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 Scottish. The most common language spoken in Skowhegan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
