Kittery

Population: 5,284
Median household income: $71,574
Median home value: $421,400

Kittery, a community in York County, Maine, has 5,284 residents. At $71,574, its median household income sits below York County's $82,904.

From 2019 to 2023, Kittery's population grew 9.4% from 4,829 to 5,284, while its median home value rose 41.7% from $297,300 to $421,400.

6.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.86 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,284
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,574
Median home value: $421,400
Median gross rent: $1,431
Housing units: 2,880
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8295,284

Median household income

$67,316$71,574

Median home value

$297,300$421,400

Median gross rent

$1,247$1,431

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,829	$67,316	$297,300	$1,247
2020	5,297	$51,195	$332,800	$1,201
2021	5,335	$59,922	$343,300	$1,184
2022	5,197	$67,206	$359,600	$1,300
2023	5,284	$71,574	$421,400	$1,431

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	162	3.1%
5 to 17	560	10.6%
18 to 24	415	7.9%
25 to 34	1,012	19.2%
35 to 44	613	11.6%
45 to 54	475	9.0%
55 to 64	617	11.7%
65 to 74	674	12.8%
75 and over	756	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,640	87.8%
Black or African American	178	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	139	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	157	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	153	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	193	4.7%
High school graduate	732	17.7%
Some college or associate's	1,363	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,264	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	595	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone49.9%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked11.7%

Bicycle3.6%

Worked from home21.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,287	49.9%
Carpooled	280	10.9%
Public transit	20	0.8%
Walked	301	11.7%
Bicycle	93	3.6%
Worked from home	550	21.3%
Other means	49	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	972	47.9%
15 to 29 min	824	40.6%
30 to 44 min	160	7.9%
45 to 59 min	45	2.2%
60+ min	29	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 6.7% (341 of 5,097)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,263	46.1%
Nonfamily households	1,476	53.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,739	95.1%
Vacant	141	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,531	55.9%
Renter-occupied	1,208	44.1%

1-unit, detached52.3%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units26.5%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,507	52.3%
1-unit, attached	171	5.9%
2 to 4 units	763	26.5%
5 to 19 units	188	6.5%
20 or more units	239	8.3%
Mobile home & other	12	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2337235
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.73 sq mi
Center point: 43.0900, -70.7383