Rumford vs South Paris

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

Rumford and South Paris 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 2,570 in South Paris). South Paris has the higher median household income ($56,823 vs $32,240 in Rumford). South Paris has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $115,300 in Rumford).

Population, income & housing

	Rumford	South Paris
Population	4,017	2,570
Median age	54.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$32,240	$56,823
Median home value	$115,300	$186,300
Median gross rent	$622	$585
Housing units	2,686	1,158
Homeownership rate	57.2%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rumford	South Paris
Population	3,672 → 4,017 (+9.4%)	2,319 → 2,570 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$34,958 → $32,240 (-7.8%)	$39,309 → $56,823 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$78,000 → $115,300 (+47.8%)	$135,200 → $186,300 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $622 (+9.1%)	$553 → $585 (+5.8%)

Rumford

Population

3,6724,017

Median household income

$34,958$32,240

Median home value

$78,000$115,300

Median gross rent

$570$622

South Paris

Population

2,3192,570

Median household income

$39,309$56,823

Median home value

$135,200$186,300

Median gross rent

$553$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rumford	South Paris
Under 5	3.4%	7.9%
5 to 17	8.6%	24.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	1.1%
25 to 34	6.1%	7.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	20.0%	4.7%
75 and over	10.0%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rumford	South Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rumford	South Paris
No high school diploma	11.4%	4.4%
High school graduate	46.2%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rumford	South Paris
Drove alone	84.0%	87.2%
Carpooled	6.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rumford	South Paris
1-unit, detached	44.9%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	28.3%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Rumford	South Paris
Poverty rate	27.1%	29.4%
Average household size	1.95	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1943	1964