Biddeford vs Old Orchard Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach 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 9,150 in Old Orchard Beach). Biddeford has the higher median household income ($69,794 vs $65,842 in Old Orchard Beach). Biddeford has the higher median home value ($349,300 vs $317,800 in Old Orchard Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
Population	22,463	9,150
Median age	36.1 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,794	$65,842
Median home value	$349,300	$317,800
Median gross rent	$1,187	$1,120
Housing units	10,279	7,611
Homeownership rate	48.8%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
Population	21,462 → 22,463 (+4.7%)	8,862 → 9,150 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$53,120 → $69,794 (+31.4%)	$58,080 → $65,842 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$245,900 → $349,300 (+42.0%)	$220,000 → $317,800 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,187 (+27.8%)	$915 → $1,120 (+22.4%)

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

Old Orchard Beach

Population

8,8629,150

Median household income

$58,080$65,842

Median home value

$220,000$317,800

Median gross rent

$915$1,120

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
Under 5	3.9%	1.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	5.6%
18 to 24	14.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	19.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	22.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	19.0%
75 and over	8.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	90.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
No high school diploma	5.5%	3.4%
High school graduate	32.9%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
Drove alone	68.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	7.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.3%	11.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
1-unit, detached	42.4%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	34.0%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	11.8%
20 or more units	7.3%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Biddeford	Old Orchard Beach
Poverty rate	15.3%	14.1%
Average household size	2.27	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1955	1979