North Windham vs Westbrook

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

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

Westbrook has the higher population (20,484 vs 5,633 in North Windham). North Windham has the higher median household income ($86,972 vs $85,868 in Westbrook). Westbrook has the higher median home value ($341,800 vs $309,900 in North Windham).

Population, income & housing

	North Windham	Westbrook
Population	5,633	20,484
Median age	43.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,972	$85,868
Median home value	$309,900	$341,800
Median gross rent	$1,304	$1,373
Housing units	2,606	9,404
Homeownership rate	81.0%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Windham	Westbrook
Population	6,131 → 5,633 (-8.1%)	18,633 → 20,484 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$77,606 → $86,972 (+12.1%)	$59,460 → $85,868 (+44.4%)
Median home value	$229,500 → $309,900 (+35.0%)	$232,900 → $341,800 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,123 → $1,304 (+16.1%)	$1,030 → $1,373 (+33.3%)

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

Westbrook

Population

18,63320,484

Median household income

$59,460$85,868

Median home value

$232,900$341,800

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,373

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Windham	Westbrook
Under 5	4.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	18.9%
35 to 44	21.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	15.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.3%
75 and over	8.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Windham	Westbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	81.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.3%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Windham	Westbrook
No high school diploma	2.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	32.5%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Windham	Westbrook
Drove alone	68.4%	71.3%
Carpooled	12.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	0.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.4%	18.1%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Windham	Westbrook
1-unit, detached	74.9%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	North Windham	Westbrook
Poverty rate	5.5%	9.1%
Average household size	2.34	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1979	1975