South Portland vs Yarmouth

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

South Portland and Yarmouth 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 6,293 in Yarmouth). Yarmouth has the higher median household income ($92,311 vs $84,563 in South Portland). Yarmouth has the higher median home value ($506,300 vs $405,800 in South Portland).

Population, income & housing

	South Portland	Yarmouth
Population	26,780	6,293
Median age	40.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,563	$92,311
Median home value	$405,800	$506,300
Median gross rent	$1,648	$1,694
Housing units	12,738	2,462
Homeownership rate	60.3%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.3%	64.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Portland	Yarmouth
Population	25,548 → 26,780 (+4.8%)	5,681 → 6,293 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$69,290 → $84,563 (+22.0%)	$79,025 → $92,311 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$257,200 → $405,800 (+57.8%)	$329,600 → $506,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,305 → $1,648 (+26.3%)	$1,201 → $1,694 (+41.0%)

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

Yarmouth

Population

5,6816,293

Median household income

$79,025$92,311

Median home value

$329,600$506,300

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Portland	Yarmouth
Under 5	4.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.6%	20.9%
18 to 24	11.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.6%
75 and over	8.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Portland	Yarmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	93.9%
Black or African American	6.4%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Portland	Yarmouth
No high school diploma	4.6%	1.2%
High school graduate	21.4%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	33.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	30.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Portland	Yarmouth
Drove alone	71.9%	75.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	4.0%
Public transit	1.1%	0.4%
Walked	4.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	15.9%	16.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Portland	Yarmouth
1-unit, detached	54.9%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	16.7%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Portland	Yarmouth
Poverty rate	6.0%	12.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1964	1971