Kittery vs South Berwick

A side-by-side comparison of Kittery and South Berwick: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kittery has the higher population (5,284 vs 3,441 in South Berwick). South Berwick has the higher median household income ($77,493 vs $71,574 in Kittery). Kittery has the higher median home value ($421,400 vs $340,800 in South Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	Kittery	South Berwick
Population	5,284	3,441
Median age	43.2 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,574	$77,493
Median home value	$421,400	$340,800
Median gross rent	$1,431	$1,390
Housing units	2,880	1,632
Homeownership rate	55.9%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kittery	South Berwick
Population	4,829 → 5,284 (+9.4%)	3,264 → 3,441 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$67,316 → $71,574 (+6.3%)	$70,777 → $77,493 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$297,300 → $421,400 (+41.7%)	$256,400 → $340,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,247 → $1,431 (+14.8%)	$958 → $1,390 (+45.1%)

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

South Berwick

Population

3,2643,441

Median household income

$70,777$77,493

Median home value

$256,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$958$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kittery	South Berwick
Under 5	3.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	10.6%	12.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.9%
25 to 34	19.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	25.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	7.6%
75 and over	14.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kittery	South Berwick
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	89.2%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kittery	South Berwick
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	17.7%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kittery	South Berwick
Drove alone	49.9%	74.1%
Carpooled	10.9%	4.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	3.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	15.8%
Other means	1.9%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kittery	South Berwick
1-unit, detached	52.3%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	7.7%
20 or more units	8.3%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Kittery	South Berwick
Poverty rate	6.7%	3.7%
Average household size	1.86	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1953	1970