With 9,244 people, Old Orchard Beach is a city in Maine. The median age is 58.0, about 19 years above the US median. 6% of people here were born outside the United States. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 20% less than in Maine as a whole. There are 1,243 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,050, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Old Orchard Beach
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.5 → 58.0(+24.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants56.2% → 68.2%(+12.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share97.2% → 88.0%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)4%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.6%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.5%(283)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.2%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.2%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 572 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Old Orchard Beach, decade by decade
Old Orchard Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,789
$67,809
$223,206
20.5%
6.8
2000
8,856
$66,614
$165,771
22.3%
7.6
2010
8,624
$59,561
$305,552
29.1%
11.9
2020
8,960
$65,703
$265,800
37.8%
18.8
2024
9,244
$60,050
$366,600
42.8%
27.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
