Cumberland Center

Population: 2,811
Median household income: $145,208
Median home value: $480,700

Cumberland Center is a community in Cumberland County, Maine, home to 2,811 residents. At $145,208, its median household income sits above Cumberland County's $92,983.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cumberland Center's population declined 3.9% from 2,926 to 2,811, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $332,000 to $480,700.

The typical home was built around 1979. 11.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,811
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $145,208
Median home value: $480,700
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 1,098
Homeownership rate: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9262,811

Median household income

$99,500$145,208

Median home value

$332,000$480,700

Median gross rent

$1,164$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,926	$99,500	$332,000	$1,164
2020	2,944	$107,703	$348,400	$1,158
2021	2,956	$106,633	$377,800	$1,306
2022	2,913	$116,891	$437,300	$1,346
2023	2,811	$145,208	$480,700	$784

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	230	8.2%
5 to 17	664	23.6%
18 to 24	121	4.3%
25 to 34	222	7.9%
35 to 44	448	15.9%
45 to 54	307	10.9%
55 to 64	566	20.1%
65 to 74	173	6.2%
75 and over	80	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,619	93.2%
Black or African American	8	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	95	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate15.8%

Some college or associate's15.0%

Bachelor's degree36.9%

Graduate or professional degree30.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	1.4%
High school graduate	284	15.8%
Some college or associate's	270	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	662	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	554	30.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone62.9%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	895	62.9%
Carpooled	61	4.3%
Public transit	35	2.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	412	28.9%
Other means	21	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	242	23.9%
15 to 29 min	362	35.8%
30 to 44 min	226	22.3%
45 to 59 min	153	15.1%
60+ min	29	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 11.4% (320 of 2,811)

	Count	Share
Family households	762	77.6%
Nonfamily households	220	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	982	89.4%
Vacant	116	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	914	93.1%
Renter-occupied	68	6.9%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	946	86.2%
1-unit, attached	44	4.0%
2 to 4 units	58	5.3%
5 to 19 units	50	4.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2315500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.7947, -70.2441