South Portland vs Westbrook

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

South Portland and Westbrook 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 20,484 in Westbrook). Westbrook has the higher median household income ($85,868 vs $84,563 in South Portland). South Portland has the higher median home value ($405,800 vs $341,800 in Westbrook).

Population, income & housing

	South Portland	Westbrook
Population	26,780	20,484
Median age	40.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,563	$85,868
Median home value	$405,800	$341,800
Median gross rent	$1,648	$1,373
Housing units	12,738	9,404
Homeownership rate	60.3%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.3%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Portland	Westbrook
Population	25,548 → 26,780 (+4.8%)	18,633 → 20,484 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$69,290 → $84,563 (+22.0%)	$59,460 → $85,868 (+44.4%)
Median home value	$257,200 → $405,800 (+57.8%)	$232,900 → $341,800 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,305 → $1,648 (+26.3%)	$1,030 → $1,373 (+33.3%)

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

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)

	South Portland	Westbrook
Under 5	4.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.6%	12.8%
18 to 24	11.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	18.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.3%
75 and over	8.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Portland	Westbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	81.3%
Black or African American	6.4%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Portland	Westbrook
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	21.4%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Portland	Westbrook
Drove alone	71.9%	71.3%
Carpooled	4.5%	7.4%
Public transit	1.1%	0.7%
Walked	4.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.9%	18.1%
Other means	2.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Portland	Westbrook
1-unit, detached	54.9%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	10.1%
20 or more units	16.7%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	South Portland	Westbrook
Poverty rate	6.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.15	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1964	1975