North Windham vs South Portland

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

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

South Portland has the higher population (26,780 vs 5,633 in North Windham). North Windham has the higher median household income ($86,972 vs $84,563 in South Portland). South Portland has the higher median home value ($405,800 vs $309,900 in North Windham).

Population, income & housing

	North Windham	South Portland
Population	5,633	26,780
Median age	43.7 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,972	$84,563
Median home value	$309,900	$405,800
Median gross rent	$1,304	$1,648
Housing units	2,606	12,738
Homeownership rate	81.0%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	49.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Windham	South Portland
Population	6,131 → 5,633 (-8.1%)	25,548 → 26,780 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$77,606 → $86,972 (+12.1%)	$69,290 → $84,563 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$229,500 → $309,900 (+35.0%)	$257,200 → $405,800 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,123 → $1,304 (+16.1%)	$1,305 → $1,648 (+26.3%)

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

South Portland

Population

25,54826,780

Median household income

$69,290$84,563

Median home value

$257,200$405,800

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,648

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Windham	South Portland
Under 5	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	10.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	11.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	21.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	15.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.1%
75 and over	8.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Windham	South Portland
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Windham	South Portland
No high school diploma	2.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	32.5%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Windham	South Portland
Drove alone	68.4%	71.9%
Carpooled	12.6%	4.5%
Public transit	0.8%	1.1%
Walked	0.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	17.4%	15.9%
Other means	0.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Windham	South Portland
1-unit, detached	74.9%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	North Windham	South Portland
Poverty rate	5.5%	6.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1979	1964