Kennebunkport vs West Kennebunk

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

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

Kennebunkport has the higher population (1,450 vs 1,367 in West Kennebunk). Kennebunkport has the higher median household income ($118,922 vs $101,761 in West Kennebunk). Kennebunkport has the higher median home value ($805,200 vs $514,700 in West Kennebunk).

Population, income & housing

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
Population	1,450	1,367
Median age	60.3 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$118,922	$101,761
Median home value	$805,200	$514,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,426
Housing units	1,039	497
Homeownership rate	91.7%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.3%	50.7%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
Population	1,098 → 1,450 (+32.1%)	993 → 1,367 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$73,512 → $118,922 (+61.8%)	$82,546 → $101,761 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$408,800 → $805,200 (+97.0%)	$360,400 → $514,700 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $1,547 (+48.8%)	$1,230 → $1,426 (+15.9%)

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

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)

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
Under 5	3.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	7.1%	25.5%
18 to 24	2.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	17.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	19.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	16.2%	3.1%
75 and over	21.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.4%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.2%
High school graduate	15.9%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	37.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
Drove alone	50.8%	70.6%
Carpooled	0.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.4%	16.3%
Other means	3.7%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
1-unit, detached	89.9%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Kennebunkport	West Kennebunk
Poverty rate	12.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.08	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1960	1977