2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Madawaska, ME vs Caribou, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Caribou, is 4% more than it is in Madawaska and is 57% below the National Average.
- Madawaska unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Caribou unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Madawaska, MECaribou, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,057  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,967$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,764  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Madawaska, MECaribou, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Madawaska, MECaribou, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services5.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.1%13.1%
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Reviews for Caribou    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Don't believe the exaggerations about cold. April signals end of snow. First snowfall comes in November. May through September are very nice, unless you like HOT  More

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Over 19 years ago

You have 4 seasons to  More

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