Cumberland Center vs North Windham

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland Center and North Windham: population, income, housing, and more.

Cumberland Center and North Windham are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Windham has the higher population (5,633 vs 2,811 in Cumberland Center). Cumberland Center has the higher median household income ($145,208 vs $86,972 in North Windham). Cumberland Center has the higher median home value ($480,700 vs $309,900 in North Windham).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
Population	2,811	5,633
Median age	37.4 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$145,208	$86,972
Median home value	$480,700	$309,900
Median gross rent	$784	$1,304
Housing units	1,098	2,606
Homeownership rate	93.1%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.7%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
Population	2,926 → 2,811 (-3.9%)	6,131 → 5,633 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$99,500 → $145,208 (+45.9%)	$77,606 → $86,972 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$332,000 → $480,700 (+44.8%)	$229,500 → $309,900 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,164 → $784 (-32.6%)	$1,123 → $1,304 (+16.1%)

Cumberland Center

Population

2,9262,811

Median household income

$99,500$145,208

Median home value

$332,000$480,700

Median gross rent

$1,164$784

North Windham

Population

6,1315,633

Median household income

$77,606$86,972

Median home value

$229,500$309,900

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
Under 5	8.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	23.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	10.8%
35 to 44	15.9%	21.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.6%
55 to 64	20.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.2%
75 and over	2.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
No high school diploma	1.4%	2.2%
High school graduate	15.8%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
Drove alone	62.9%	68.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	12.6%
Public transit	2.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.9%	17.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
1-unit, detached	86.2%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland Center	North Windham
Poverty rate	11.4%	5.5%
Average household size	2.86	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1979	1979