Cornish vs West Kennebunk

A side-by-side comparison of Cornish and West Kennebunk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Kennebunk has the higher population (1,367 vs 1,080 in Cornish). West Kennebunk has the higher median household income ($101,761 vs $68,561 in Cornish).

Population, income & housing

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
Population	1,080	1,367
Median age	40.4 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,561	$101,761
Median home value	—	$514,700
Median gross rent	$1,170	$1,426
Housing units	524	497
Homeownership rate	79.7%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	50.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
Population	783 → 1,080 (+37.9%)	993 → 1,367 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$58,119 → $68,561 (+18.0%)	$82,546 → $101,761 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $178,100 (+22.2%)	$360,400 → $514,700 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,037 → $1,170 (+12.8%)	$1,230 → $1,426 (+15.9%)

Cornish

Population

7831,080

Median household income

$58,119$68,561

Median home value

$145,800$178,100

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,170

West Kennebunk

Population

9931,367

Median household income

$82,546$101,761

Median home value

$360,400$514,700

Median gross rent

$1,230$1,426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
Under 5	1.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	8.6%	25.5%
18 to 24	2.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	32.8%	16.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	20.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	3.1%
75 and over	6.5%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.4%
Two or more races	30.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
No high school diploma	12.3%	0.2%
High school graduate	36.6%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	37.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
Drove alone	84.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	2.8%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	6.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
1-unit, detached	81.5%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Cornish	West Kennebunk
Poverty rate	7.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1956	1977