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West Kennebunk, ME

1,367 Population
3.5 square miles 392.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.5 ±2.8 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 43.7 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$41,164 ±$8,149 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $49,902 ±$740
  • about the same as the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$101,761 ±$29,764 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $88,602 ±$1,497
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

12.3% ±10% (168  ±142) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 7.6% 41,470 (±0.4% / ±2,133)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

27.7 minutes ±5.7 (13,790  ±6,162) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 24.9 6,110,790 (±0.4 / ±120,421)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

497 ±122 Number of households
  • the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 236,428 ±1,326
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.7 ±1 (1,360  ±331) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 2.3 544,652 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

497 ±122 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 284,481 ±162
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$514,700 ±$74,390 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $379,500 ±$4,241
  • nearly double the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

19.1% ±11.6% (261  ±170.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 10.8% 59,550 (±0.5% / ±2,669.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

99.8% ±31.7% (826  ±183.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 95.8% 396,496 (±1.2% / ±4,900.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
50.7% ±9.5% (420  ±123.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 44.6% 184,405 (±0.8% / ±3,215.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 35.3% 359,323 (±0.4% / ±4,303.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% ±1.8% (16  ±25) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 5.2% 29,104
  • about one-third of the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

1% ±1.5% (9  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 7.8% 35,621 (±0.4% / ±1,664)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
9 Total veterans ±14 N/A Male ±11 9 Female ±14

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