Old Orchard Beach

Population: 9,150
Median household income: $65,842
Median home value: $317,800

Old Orchard Beach, a community in York County, Maine, has 9,150 residents. At $65,842, its median household income sits below York County's $82,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Old Orchard Beach's population grew 3.2% from 8,862 to 9,150, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $220,000 to $317,800.

75.2% of workers drive to work alone. 50.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,150
Median age: 56.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,842
Median home value: $317,800
Median gross rent: $1,120
Housing units: 7,611
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,8629,150

Median household income

$58,080$65,842

Median home value

$220,000$317,800

Median gross rent

$915$1,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,862	$58,080	$220,000	$915
2020	8,952	$54,209	$219,300	$973
2021	8,954	$55,766	$245,500	$947
2022	9,040	$62,335	$295,500	$1,017
2023	9,150	$65,842	$317,800	$1,120

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 175.6%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6422.6%

65 to 7419.0%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	1.3%
5 to 17	511	5.6%
18 to 24	576	6.3%
25 to 34	1,102	12.0%
35 to 44	1,108	12.1%
45 to 54	973	10.6%
55 to 64	2,064	22.6%
65 to 74	1,734	19.0%
75 and over	960	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,253	90.2%
Black or African American	110	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	86	0.9%
Asian	50	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	321	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	315	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	267	3.4%
High school graduate	1,990	25.1%
Some college or associate's	2,318	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,076	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,290	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,781	75.2%
Carpooled	532	10.6%
Public transit	34	0.7%
Walked	93	1.8%
Bicycle	11	0.2%
Worked from home	561	11.2%
Other means	19	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,080	24.2%
15 to 29 min	2,344	52.4%
30 to 44 min	614	13.7%
45 to 59 min	159	3.6%
60+ min	273	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 14.1% (1,285 of 9,131)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,366	45.3%
Nonfamily households	2,854	54.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,220	68.6%
Vacant	2,391	31.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,550	68.0%
Renter-occupied	1,670	32.0%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,834	50.4%
1-unit, attached	569	7.5%
2 to 4 units	1,218	16.0%
5 to 19 units	895	11.8%
20 or more units	427	5.6%
Mobile home & other	668	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2355120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.43 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 43.5338, -70.3568