Kennebunkport vs North Berwick

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

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

North Berwick has the higher population (1,811 vs 1,450 in Kennebunkport). Kennebunkport has the higher median household income ($118,922 vs $54,612 in North Berwick). Kennebunkport has the higher median home value ($805,200 vs $296,300 in North Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
Population	1,450	1,811
Median age	60.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$118,922	$54,612
Median home value	$805,200	$296,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,032
Housing units	1,039	864
Homeownership rate	91.7%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
Population	1,098 → 1,450 (+32.1%)	1,439 → 1,811 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$73,512 → $118,922 (+61.8%)	$47,226 → $54,612 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$408,800 → $805,200 (+97.0%)	$238,000 → $296,300 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $1,547 (+48.8%)	$763 → $1,032 (+35.3%)

Kennebunkport

Population

1,0981,450

Median household income

$73,512$118,922

Median home value

$408,800$805,200

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,547

North Berwick

Population

1,4391,811

Median household income

$47,226$54,612

Median home value

$238,000$296,300

Median gross rent

$763$1,032

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
Under 5	3.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	7.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	2.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	4.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	9.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	19.0%	12.2%
65 to 74	16.2%	8.3%
75 and over	21.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	15.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
Drove alone	50.8%	84.1%
Carpooled	0.6%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.4%	7.5%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
1-unit, detached	89.9%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Kennebunkport	North Berwick
Poverty rate	12.1%	2.8%
Average household size	2.08	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	37	33
Median year structure built	1960	1938