Cumberland County, Maine

23 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 305,940
Median household income: $92,983
Median home value: $411,400

Cumberland County, Maine counts 305,940 residents. 23 cities and places have their primary county here. At $92,983, its median household income sits above Maine's $71,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cumberland County's population grew 4.7% from 292,307 to 305,940, while its median household income rose 27.2% from $73,072 to $92,983.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.7% of the population. 65.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 305,940
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $92,983
Median home value: $411,400
Median gross rent: $1,492
Housing units: 151,519
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

292,307305,940

Median household income

$73,072$92,983

Median home value

$278,100$411,400

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,492

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	292,307	$73,072	$278,100	$1,131
2020	294,520	$76,014	$288,800	$1,193
2021	300,776	$80,679	$314,700	$1,273
2022	303,357	$87,710	$372,900	$1,389
2023	305,940	$92,983	$411,400	$1,492

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,368	4.7%
5 to 17	41,409	13.5%
18 to 24	25,462	8.3%
25 to 34	41,779	13.7%
35 to 44	40,135	13.1%
45 to 54	38,595	12.6%
55 to 64	43,544	14.2%
65 to 74	36,092	11.8%
75 and over	24,556	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	265,260	86.7%
Black or African American	9,896	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	424	0.1%
Asian	6,450	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.0%
Some other race	1,148	0.4%
Two or more races	14,404	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,305	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,861	3.5%
High school graduate	45,480	20.2%
Some college or associate's	54,148	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	70,012	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	47,200	21.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	109,055	65.6%
Carpooled	12,216	7.3%
Public transit	1,624	1.0%
Walked	8,416	5.1%
Bicycle	868	0.5%
Worked from home	32,213	19.4%
Other means	1,973	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41,971	31.3%
15 to 29 min	52,128	38.9%
30 to 44 min	24,017	17.9%
45 to 59 min	8,742	6.5%
60+ min	7,294	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 7.1% (20,956 of 296,707)

	Count	Share
Family households	77,222	59.4%
Nonfamily households	52,781	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	130,003	85.8%
Vacant	21,516	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	91,485	70.4%
Renter-occupied	38,518	29.6%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	97,126	64.1%
1-unit, attached	7,424	4.9%
2 to 4 units	18,788	12.4%
5 to 19 units	11,324	7.5%
20 or more units	10,574	7.0%
Mobile home & other	6,283	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 23005
State: Maine
Land area: 836 sq mi
Water area: 381 sq mi
Center point: 43.8083, -70.3304