Mexico vs Rumford

A side-by-side comparison of Mexico and Rumford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rumford has the higher population (4,017 vs 2,026 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median household income ($46,625 vs $32,240 in Rumford). Rumford has the higher median home value ($115,300 vs $99,600 in Mexico).

Population, income & housing

	Mexico	Rumford
Population	2,026	4,017
Median age	46.1 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,625	$32,240
Median home value	$99,600	$115,300
Median gross rent	$829	$622
Housing units	1,171	2,686
Homeownership rate	71.5%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexico	Rumford
Population	1,701 → 2,026 (+19.1%)	3,672 → 4,017 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$38,556 → $46,625 (+20.9%)	$34,958 → $32,240 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $99,600 (+45.4%)	$78,000 → $115,300 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $829 (+39.1%)	$570 → $622 (+9.1%)

Mexico

Population

1,7012,026

Median household income

$38,556$46,625

Median home value

$68,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$596$829

Rumford

Population

3,6724,017

Median household income

$34,958$32,240

Median home value

$78,000$115,300

Median gross rent

$570$622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mexico	Rumford
Under 5	2.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	8.6%
18 to 24	3.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	4.7%	6.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	8.6%
45 to 54	5.2%	14.8%
55 to 64	18.4%	19.2%
65 to 74	15.8%	20.0%
75 and over	11.6%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexico	Rumford
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexico	Rumford
No high school diploma	5.8%	11.4%
High school graduate	51.8%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexico	Rumford
Drove alone	92.8%	84.0%
Carpooled	1.1%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexico	Rumford
1-unit, detached	50.9%	44.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	24.7%	28.3%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Mexico	Rumford
Poverty rate	23.4%	27.1%
Average household size	2.35	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1951	1943