Hampden vs Orono

A side-by-side comparison of Hampden and Orono: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orono has the higher population (10,699 vs 4,937 in Hampden). Hampden has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $56,890 in Orono). Hampden has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $219,200 in Orono).

Population, income & housing

	Hampden	Orono
Population	4,937	10,699
Median age	40.5 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$101,417	$56,890
Median home value	$270,100	$219,200
Median gross rent	$985	$1,150
Housing units	2,008	3,262
Homeownership rate	83.2%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.4%	68.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampden	Orono
Population	4,122 → 4,937 (+19.8%)	9,541 → 10,699 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$87,629 → $101,417 (+15.7%)	$39,688 → $56,890 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$210,500 → $270,100 (+28.3%)	$172,800 → $219,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $985 (+13.3%)	$907 → $1,150 (+26.8%)

Hampden

Population

4,1224,937

Median household income

$87,629$101,417

Median home value

$210,500$270,100

Median gross rent

$869$985

Orono

Population

9,54110,699

Median household income

$39,688$56,890

Median home value

$172,800$219,200

Median gross rent

$907$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampden	Orono
Under 5	4.9%	2.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	4.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	56.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	4.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	4.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	4.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	5.5%
75 and over	8.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampden	Orono
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	12.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampden	Orono
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	20.1%	12.0%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	37.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampden	Orono
Drove alone	76.9%	59.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.7%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	15.8%	9.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampden	Orono
1-unit, detached	79.8%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	23.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hampden	Orono
Poverty rate	5.8%	28.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1982	1976