CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Saco

Maine · 15,181 residents · 38.6 sq mi

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With 15,181 people, Saco is a city in Maine. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.1% of locals. That is roughly 17% ahead of the Maine median. Median home value sits at $113,200. There are 1,641 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $32,655, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,181

−10%vs 2000

vs 16,822 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

38.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,050)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(996)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,013)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(980)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,092)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.1%(2,892)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(2,341)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(1,477)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,329)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,160)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(700)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(151)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,655

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,105 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,405

−30%vs 2000

vs $20,444 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.1%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$113,200

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $116,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$506

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $564 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(16,399)

Black0.3%(52)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(97)

Asian0.5%(85)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(15,076)

Black0.2%(33)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(70)

Asian0.5%(72)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(320)

Central American1.2%(253)

Guatemalan0.7%(136)

Honduran0.6%(117)

Dominican0.3%(66)

Spaniard0.2%(47)

Puerto Rican0.1%(30)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(99)

Filipino0.3%(58)

Kazakh0.3%(56)

Pakistani0.1%(14)

Mongolian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

English23.7%(4,940)

Irish19.6%(4,083)

French12.9%(2,681)

French Canadian8.8%(1,822)

German7.6%(1,587)

Italian5.9%(1,223)

Scottish3.6%(749)

American3.2%(656)

Polish1.8%(373)

Subsaharan African1.3%(280)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(252)

Greek1.2%(247)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.2%(243)

Czech1.2%(241)

Swedish1.2%(241)

Canadian1.1%(238)

Brazilian0.9%(192)

Norwegian0.7%(153)

British0.6%(119)

Portuguese0.5%(95)

Russian0.4%(89)

Danish0.3%(66)

Somali0.3%(57)

Ukrainian0.3%(55)

Slovak0.3%(54)

Serbian0.2%(46)

West Indian0.2%(38)

Jamaican0.2%(38)

Iranian0.2%(37)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

Swiss0.1%(23)

Cape Verdean0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Austrian0%(8)

Romanian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.6%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 13.7 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 married33.4%(2,974)

Married54%(4,814)

Widowed2.2%(193)

Divorced10.4%(927)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(2,509)

Married51.9%(4,630)

Widowed7.5%(671)

Divorced12.5%(1,115)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.5%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 81.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% 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)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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