South Eliot vs York Harbor

A side-by-side comparison of South Eliot and York Harbor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Eliot has the higher population (4,021 vs 3,853 in York Harbor). South Eliot has the higher median household income ($96,705 vs $91,675 in York Harbor). York Harbor has the higher median home value ($561,700 vs $437,800 in South Eliot).

Population, income & housing

	South Eliot	York Harbor
Population	4,021	3,853
Median age	53.0 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$96,705	$91,675
Median home value	$437,800	$561,700
Median gross rent	$2,088	$1,258
Housing units	1,761	1,890
Homeownership rate	81.6%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Eliot	York Harbor
Population	3,160 → 4,021 (+27.2%)	2,522 → 3,853 (+52.8%)
Median household income	$58,269 → $96,705 (+66.0%)	$67,639 → $91,675 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$328,600 → $437,800 (+33.2%)	$391,300 → $561,700 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$934 → $2,088 (+123.6%)	$906 → $1,258 (+38.9%)

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

York Harbor

Population

2,5223,853

Median household income

$67,639$91,675

Median home value

$391,300$561,700

Median gross rent

$906$1,258

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Eliot	York Harbor
Under 5	5.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	8.3%	6.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	17.6%	13.2%
75 and over	13.3%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Eliot	York Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Eliot	York Harbor
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	26.4%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Eliot	York Harbor
Drove alone	82.2%	71.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	24.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Eliot	York Harbor
1-unit, detached	80.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Eliot	York Harbor
Poverty rate	4.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1974	1970