South Berwick

Population: 3,441
Median household income: $77,493
Median home value: $340,800

Located in York County, Maine, South Berwick is a community with a population of 3,441. The median household income of $77,493 is below the York County median ($82,904).

From 2020 to 2023, South Berwick's population grew 5.4% from 3,264 to 3,441, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $256,400 to $340,800.

40.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,441
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $77,493
Median home value: $340,800
Median gross rent: $1,390
Housing units: 1,632
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2643,441

Median household income

$70,777$77,493

Median home value

$256,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$958$1,390

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,264	$70,777	$256,400	$958
2021	3,596	$74,286	$284,700	$1,163
2022	3,453	$79,688	$341,600	$1,217
2023	3,441	$77,493	$340,800	$1,390

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6425.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	241	7.0%
5 to 17	429	12.5%
18 to 24	167	4.9%
25 to 34	446	13.0%
35 to 44	411	11.9%
45 to 54	336	9.8%
55 to 64	878	25.5%
65 to 74	263	7.6%
75 and over	270	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,069	89.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	126	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	207	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's43.6%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	2.9%
High school graduate	345	13.2%
Some college or associate's	1,135	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	631	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	418	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,360	74.1%
Carpooled	87	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	290	15.8%
Other means	67	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	260	16.8%
15 to 29 min	946	61.2%
30 to 44 min	247	16.0%
45 to 59 min	15	1.0%
60+ min	77	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 3.7% (127 of 3,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,054	68.1%
Nonfamily households	493	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,547	94.8%
Vacant	85	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,063	68.7%
Renter-occupied	484	31.3%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units14.2%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,083	66.4%
1-unit, attached	36	2.2%
2 to 4 units	231	14.2%
5 to 19 units	126	7.7%
20 or more units	100	6.1%
Mobile home & other	56	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2369995
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 43.2300, -70.7981