Biddeford vs Kittery

A side-by-side comparison of Biddeford and Kittery: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Biddeford has the higher population (22,463 vs 5,284 in Kittery). Kittery has the higher median household income ($71,574 vs $69,794 in Biddeford). Kittery has the higher median home value ($421,400 vs $349,300 in Biddeford).

Population, income & housing

	Biddeford	Kittery
Population	22,463	5,284
Median age	36.1 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,794	$71,574
Median home value	$349,300	$421,400
Median gross rent	$1,187	$1,431
Housing units	10,279	2,880
Homeownership rate	48.8%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biddeford	Kittery
Population	21,462 → 22,463 (+4.7%)	4,829 → 5,284 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$53,120 → $69,794 (+31.4%)	$67,316 → $71,574 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$245,900 → $349,300 (+42.0%)	$297,300 → $421,400 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,187 (+27.8%)	$1,247 → $1,431 (+14.8%)

Biddeford

Population

21,46222,463

Median household income

$53,120$69,794

Median home value

$245,900$349,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,187

Kittery

Population

4,8295,284

Median household income

$67,316$71,574

Median home value

$297,300$421,400

Median gross rent

$1,247$1,431

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biddeford	Kittery
Under 5	3.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	10.6%
18 to 24	14.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.1%	19.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.8%
75 and over	8.0%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biddeford	Kittery
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	87.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.6%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biddeford	Kittery
No high school diploma	5.5%	4.7%
High school graduate	32.9%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biddeford	Kittery
Drove alone	68.2%	49.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	7.5%	11.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	3.6%
Worked from home	12.3%	21.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biddeford	Kittery
1-unit, detached	42.4%	52.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	34.0%	26.5%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	6.5%
20 or more units	7.3%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Biddeford	Kittery
Poverty rate	15.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.27	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1955	1953