COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kennebunk vs Saco
PLACE A
Kennebunk, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Saco, Maine
Kennebunk is 71% smaller than Saco. Kennebunk earns more, with a median household income $2,928 higher.
KENNEBUNKSACODIFFERENCE
Total population6,22121,159−71% vs Saco
Population density922548+374
Population growth10.8%10.3%+0.5 pts
Median age54.344.9+9.4
Male51.7%50.9%+0.8 pts
Female48.3%49.1%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born8.1%7.7%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%83.5%+7.4 pts
Black0.1%1.9%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%3.5%+1.4 pts
Asian1.9%1.2%+0.7 pts
Other2.1%9.9%−7.7 pts
Median household income$95,169$92,241+$2,928
Per capita income$49,641$51,652−$2,011
Poverty rate11.2%6.4%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.427−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher52.0%43.5%+8.4 pts
Graduate degree28.9%14.9%+14.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%2.1%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation59.6%68.0%−8.5 pts
Median home value$452,800$413,100+$39,700
Median gross rent$1,466$1,249+$217
Owner-occupied73.1%72.8%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%8.8%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%46.1%−7.1 pts
Average commute22.723.8−1.0
Worked from home36.6%19.0%+17.6 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.8%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.8%3.0%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024