COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kennebunk vs Sanford
PLACE A
Kennebunk, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Sanford, Maine
Kennebunk is 73% smaller than Sanford. Kennebunk earns more, with a median household income $22,645 higher. Sanford has grown faster since 2000 (125% vs 11%).
KENNEBUNKSANFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population6,22122,663−73% vs Sanford
Population density922474+448
Population growth10.8%125.2%−114.4 pts
Median age54.342.1+12.2
Male51.7%49.0%+2.6 pts
Female48.3%51.0%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born8.1%4.4%+3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%88.5%+2.4 pts
Black0.1%1.3%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%2.5%+2.5 pts
Asian1.9%2.4%−0.5 pts
Other2.1%5.3%−3.2 pts
Median household income$95,169$72,524+$22,645
Per capita income$49,641$39,027+$10,614
Poverty rate11.2%10.3%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher52.0%24.8%+27.1 pts
Graduate degree28.9%7.0%+21.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%3.7%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation59.6%65.5%−5.9 pts
Median home value$452,800$280,200+$172,600
Median gross rent$1,466$1,152+$314
Owner-occupied73.1%71.2%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%6.0%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%43.7%−4.6 pts
Average commute22.728.1−5.4
Worked from home36.6%9.8%+26.8 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
Uninsured1.8%8.3%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024