Cumberland Center vs Steep Falls

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

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

Cumberland Center has the higher population (2,811 vs 1,720 in Steep Falls). Cumberland Center has the higher median household income ($145,208 vs $68,125 in Steep Falls). Cumberland Center has the higher median home value ($480,700 vs $241,000 in Steep Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
Population	2,811	1,720
Median age	37.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$145,208	$68,125
Median home value	$480,700	$241,000
Median gross rent	$784	$974
Housing units	1,098	636
Homeownership rate	93.1%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.7%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
Population	2,926 → 2,811 (-3.9%)	1,683 → 1,720 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$99,500 → $145,208 (+45.9%)	$88,015 → $68,125 (-22.6%)
Median home value	$332,000 → $480,700 (+44.8%)	$218,200 → $241,000 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,164 → $784 (-32.6%)	$1,359 → $974 (-28.3%)

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

Steep Falls

Population

1,6831,720

Median household income

$88,015$68,125

Median home value

$218,200$241,000

Median gross rent

$1,359$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
Under 5	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.6%	30.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	7.9%	8.1%
35 to 44	15.9%	17.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	20.1%	20.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.5%
75 and over	2.8%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
No high school diploma	1.4%	2.8%
High school graduate	15.8%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
Drove alone	62.9%	84.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	9.2%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.9%	6.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
1-unit, detached	86.2%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland Center	Steep Falls
Poverty rate	11.4%	16.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1979	1966