COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kittery vs Portsmouth
PLACE A
Kittery, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Portsmouth, Virginia
Kittery is 95% smaller than Portsmouth. Kittery earns more, with a median household income $24,239 higher. Kittery has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
KITTERYPORTSMOUTHDIFFERENCE
Total population5,11096,777−95% vs Portsmouth
Population density1,8262,906−1,080
Population growth9.0%2.5%+6.5 pts
Median age39.435.9+3.5
Male44.0%47.9%−3.9 pts
Female56.0%52.1%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born7.0%3.3%+3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.4%35.4%+50.0 pts
Black1.8%50.2%−48.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%5.4%+1.1 pts
Asian2.8%1.6%+1.2 pts
Other3.6%7.4%−3.9 pts
Median household income$84,730$60,491+$24,239
Per capita income$49,557$33,568+$15,989
Poverty rate4.0%17.3%−13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.449−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%24.3%+23.0 pts
Graduate degree13.6%8.9%+4.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%6.6%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation61.5%63.8%−2.3 pts
Median home value$461,400$246,900+$214,500
Median gross rent$1,697$1,300+$397
Owner-occupied55.3%57.9%−2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%7.0%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%55.6%−17.1 pts
Average commute15.923.7−7.7
Worked from home21.2%8.7%+12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured4.3%7.4%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024