Old Town vs Orono

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

Old Town 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 7,439 in Old Town). Orono has the higher median household income ($56,890 vs $49,329 in Old Town). Orono has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $183,200 in Old Town).

Population, income & housing

	Old Town	Orono
Population	7,439	10,699
Median age	37.5 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,329	$56,890
Median home value	$183,200	$219,200
Median gross rent	$1,014	$1,150
Housing units	3,797	3,262
Homeownership rate	58.5%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	68.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Town	Orono
Population	7,474 → 7,439 (-0.5%)	9,541 → 10,699 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$42,679 → $49,329 (+15.6%)	$39,688 → $56,890 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$135,700 → $183,200 (+35.0%)	$172,800 → $219,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $1,014 (+33.1%)	$907 → $1,150 (+26.8%)

Old Town

Population

7,4747,439

Median household income

$42,679$49,329

Median home value

$135,700$183,200

Median gross rent

$762$1,014

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)

	Old Town	Orono
Under 5	5.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	4.7%
18 to 24	11.5%	56.5%
25 to 34	16.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	4.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	4.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	4.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	5.5%
75 and over	6.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Town	Orono
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Town	Orono
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	29.7%	12.0%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	37.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Town	Orono
Drove alone	67.8%	59.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	8.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.6%	9.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Town	Orono
1-unit, detached	58.6%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	23.7%
20 or more units	2.4%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Old Town	Orono
Poverty rate	21.3%	28.2%
Average household size	2.28	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1964	1976