Old Orchard Beach vs South Eliot

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

Old Orchard Beach and South Eliot 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 4,021 in South Eliot). South Eliot has the higher median household income ($96,705 vs $65,842 in Old Orchard Beach). South Eliot has the higher median home value ($437,800 vs $317,800 in Old Orchard Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
Population	9,150	4,021
Median age	56.8 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,842	$96,705
Median home value	$317,800	$437,800
Median gross rent	$1,120	$2,088
Housing units	7,611	1,761
Homeownership rate	68.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
Population	8,862 → 9,150 (+3.2%)	3,160 → 4,021 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$58,080 → $65,842 (+13.4%)	$58,269 → $96,705 (+66.0%)
Median home value	$220,000 → $317,800 (+44.5%)	$328,600 → $437,800 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $1,120 (+22.4%)	$934 → $2,088 (+123.6%)

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

South Eliot

Population

3,1604,021

Median household income

$58,269$96,705

Median home value

$328,600$437,800

Median gross rent

$934$2,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
Under 5	1.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	5.6%	12.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	22.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	19.0%	17.6%
75 and over	10.5%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	88.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.9%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
Drove alone	75.2%	82.2%
Carpooled	10.6%	3.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	11.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
1-unit, detached	50.4%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	1.5%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Old Orchard Beach	South Eliot
Poverty rate	14.1%	4.2%
Average household size	1.74	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1979	1974