Saco is home to 20,819 people in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. At a median age of 44.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 3,997 more people live here than in 2000. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is roughly 23% ahead of the Maine median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,241, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Saco
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.6 → 44.9(+11.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants63.1% → 72.8%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.7% → 43.5%(+22.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)22.2%(259)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34%(397)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.5%(402)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,166 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
Saco, decade by decade
Saco 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
15,181
$78,374
$271,688
20.7%
2.7
2000
16,822
$82,166
$212,587
23.3%
6.2
2010
18,482
$83,535
$333,317
28.6%
12.1
2020
20,381
$86,970
$331,008
40.4%
23.3
2024
20,819
$92,241
$413,100
43.5%
36.4
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.
