North Berwick vs West Kennebunk

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

North Berwick and West Kennebunk 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 1,367 in West Kennebunk). West Kennebunk has the higher median household income ($101,761 vs $54,612 in North Berwick). West Kennebunk has the higher median home value ($514,700 vs $296,300 in North Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
Population	1,811	1,367
Median age	42.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,612	$101,761
Median home value	$296,300	$514,700
Median gross rent	$1,032	$1,426
Housing units	864	497
Homeownership rate	65.3%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	50.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
Population	1,439 → 1,811 (+25.9%)	993 → 1,367 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$47,226 → $54,612 (+15.6%)	$82,546 → $101,761 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$238,000 → $296,300 (+24.5%)	$360,400 → $514,700 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $1,032 (+35.3%)	$1,230 → $1,426 (+15.9%)

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

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)

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
Under 5	4.5%	8.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	25.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	16.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	3.1%
75 and over	12.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	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	7.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	37.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
Drove alone	84.1%	70.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
1-unit, detached	73.6%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	North Berwick	West Kennebunk
Poverty rate	2.8%	12.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1938	1977