Berwick

Population: 2,085
Median household income: $64,864
Median home value: $309,600

Located in York County, Maine, Berwick is a community with a population of 2,085. At $64,864, its median household income sits below York County's $82,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Berwick's population declined 11.4% from 2,354 to 2,085, while its median home value rose 51.0% from $205,100 to $309,600.

63.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,085
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,864
Median home value: $309,600
Median gross rent: $1,044
Housing units: 1,015
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3542,085

Median household income

$75,503$64,864

Median home value

$205,100$309,600

Median gross rent

$980$1,044

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,354	$75,503	$205,100	$980
2020	1,985	$65,464	$220,900	$791
2021	1,725	$57,759	$223,700	$916
2022	2,050	$63,199	$302,200	$1,041
2023	2,085	$64,864	$309,600	$1,044

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4423.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	0.5%
5 to 17	542	26.0%
18 to 24	113	5.4%
25 to 34	149	7.1%
35 to 44	486	23.3%
45 to 54	217	10.4%
55 to 64	251	12.0%
65 to 74	117	5.6%
75 and over	199	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,907	91.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	101	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's19.8%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	5.7%
High school graduate	567	40.0%
Some college or associate's	281	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	258	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	232	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	804	79.5%
Carpooled	140	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178	18.9%
15 to 29 min	299	31.7%
30 to 44 min	385	40.8%
45 to 59 min	43	4.6%
60+ min	39	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 5.2% (108 of 2,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	516	52.5%
Nonfamily households	467	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	983	96.8%
Vacant	32	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	679	69.1%
Renter-occupied	304	30.9%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units17.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	645	63.5%
1-unit, attached	36	3.5%
2 to 4 units	133	13.1%
5 to 19 units	180	17.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2304685
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.2700, -70.8624