Berwick vs South Berwick

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

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

South Berwick has the higher population (3,441 vs 2,085 in Berwick). South Berwick has the higher median household income ($77,493 vs $64,864 in Berwick). South Berwick has the higher median home value ($340,800 vs $309,600 in Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	Berwick	South Berwick
Population	2,085	3,441
Median age	42.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,864	$77,493
Median home value	$309,600	$340,800
Median gross rent	$1,044	$1,390
Housing units	1,015	1,632
Homeownership rate	69.1%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berwick	South Berwick
Population	2,354 → 2,085 (-11.4%)	3,264 → 3,441 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$75,503 → $64,864 (-14.1%)	$70,777 → $77,493 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$205,100 → $309,600 (+51.0%)	$256,400 → $340,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,044 (+6.5%)	$958 → $1,390 (+45.1%)

Berwick

Population

2,3542,085

Median household income

$75,503$64,864

Median home value

$205,100$309,600

Median gross rent

$980$1,044

South Berwick

Population

3,2643,441

Median household income

$70,777$77,493

Median home value

$256,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$958$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berwick	South Berwick
Under 5	0.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	26.0%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.9%
25 to 34	7.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	23.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	25.5%
65 to 74	5.6%	7.6%
75 and over	9.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berwick	South Berwick
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berwick	South Berwick
No high school diploma	5.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	40.0%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berwick	South Berwick
Drove alone	79.5%	74.1%
Carpooled	13.8%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berwick	South Berwick
1-unit, detached	63.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Berwick	South Berwick
Poverty rate	5.2%	3.7%
Average household size	2.11	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1970	1970