CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Old Orchard Beach

Maine · 7,789 residents · 7.43 sq mi

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Old Orchard Beach is a city of 7,789 people in Maine. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 8.1%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 12% since 2000. Households earn $28,253 at the median, near the US median. About 20% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,789

−12%vs 2000

vs 8,856 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.5

−16%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(517)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(378)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(419)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(637)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.7%(1,766)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(1,175)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(722)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(674)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(626)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(338)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(98)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,253

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,568 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,108

−33%vs 2000

vs $20,929 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$93,000

+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$490

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $575 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.7% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(8,581)

Black0.6%(49)

Hispanic / Latino1%(90)

Asian0.5%(40)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(7,635)

Black1.4%(108)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(70)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(177)

Puerto Rican0.2%(21)

Spaniard0.1%(13)

Cuban0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(21)

Vietnamese0.2%(16)

Chinese0.2%(15)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Ancestry

English17.8%(1,648)

Irish16.8%(1,553)

French Canadian14.3%(1,321)

French10.8%(997)

Scottish8.5%(786)

Italian7.2%(667)

German4.8%(446)

American3.8%(349)

Polish2.7%(254)

Swedish2.2%(206)

Canadian1.5%(142)

Danish1.4%(130)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.3%(124)

Russian1.2%(113)

Ukrainian0.9%(80)

British0.8%(76)

Norwegian0.8%(76)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(75)

Lithuanian0.7%(68)

Welsh0.7%(63)

Greek0.6%(58)

Slovak0.6%(53)

Dutch0.4%(34)

Armenian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Finnish0.1%(6)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest French population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(1,402)

Married45.7%(1,937)

Widowed3.6%(153)

Divorced17.6%(746)

Women 15+

Never married16.8%(748)

Married43%(1,910)

Widowed15.2%(674)

Divorced25.1%(1,115)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.1%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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