Kennebec County vs York County

A side-by-side comparison of Kennebec County and York County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kennebec County and York County are counties in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

York County has the higher population (214,731 vs 125,614 in Kennebec County). York County has the higher median household income ($82,904 vs $65,062 in Kennebec County). York County has the higher median home value ($357,200 vs $219,900 in Kennebec County).

Population, income & housing

	Kennebec County	York County
Population	125,614	214,731
Median age	44.0 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,062	$82,904
Median home value	$219,900	$357,200
Median gross rent	$952	$1,239
Housing units	63,140	113,853
Homeownership rate	72.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennebec County	York County
Population	121,753 → 125,614 (+3.2%)	204,316 → 214,731 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$55,365 → $65,062 (+17.5%)	$67,830 → $82,904 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$159,400 → $219,900 (+38.0%)	$252,300 → $357,200 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $952 (+25.1%)	$983 → $1,239 (+26.0%)

Kennebec County

Population

121,753125,614

Median household income

$55,365$65,062

Median home value

$159,400$219,900

Median gross rent

$761$952

York County

Population

204,316214,731

Median household income

$67,830$82,904

Median home value

$252,300$357,200

Median gross rent

$983$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kennebec County	York County
Under 5	4.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.3%
75 and over	8.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennebec County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennebec County	York County
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.9%
High school graduate	34.0%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennebec County	York County
Drove alone	75.1%	73.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	2.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.8%	14.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennebec County	York County
1-unit, detached	67.9%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	4.8%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Kennebec County	York County
Poverty rate	12.3%	7.8%
Average household size	2.25	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1975	1979