Kittery vs Old Orchard Beach

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

Kittery 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.

Old Orchard Beach has the higher population (9,150 vs 5,284 in Kittery). Kittery has the higher median household income ($71,574 vs $65,842 in Old Orchard Beach). Kittery has the higher median home value ($421,400 vs $317,800 in Old Orchard Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
Population	5,284	9,150
Median age	43.2 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,574	$65,842
Median home value	$421,400	$317,800
Median gross rent	$1,431	$1,120
Housing units	2,880	7,611
Homeownership rate	55.9%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
Population	4,829 → 5,284 (+9.4%)	8,862 → 9,150 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$67,316 → $71,574 (+6.3%)	$58,080 → $65,842 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$297,300 → $421,400 (+41.7%)	$220,000 → $317,800 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,247 → $1,431 (+14.8%)	$915 → $1,120 (+22.4%)

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

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)

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
Under 5	3.1%	1.3%
5 to 17	10.6%	5.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	19.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	22.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	19.0%
75 and over	14.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	90.2%
Black or African American	3.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	2.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.4%
High school graduate	17.7%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
Drove alone	49.9%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.9%	10.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	11.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	3.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.3%	11.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
1-unit, detached	52.3%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	11.8%
20 or more units	8.3%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Kittery	Old Orchard Beach
Poverty rate	6.7%	14.1%
Average household size	1.86	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1953	1979