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South Portland city, Cumberland County, ME

26,930 Population
12 square miles 2,235.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Cumberland County: 42.2 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,723 ±$2,253 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Cumberland County: $55,739 ±$1,111
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$86,838 ±$7,384 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Cumberland County: $95,677 ±$1,883
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.9% ±1.5% (1,828  ±389) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Cumberland County: 7.4% 21,990 (±0.6% / ±1,786)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.1 minutes ±0.6 (223,520  ±15,346) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Cumberland County: 23.2 3,036,585 (±0.5 / ±79,199)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,152 ±464 Number of households
  • Cumberland County: 132,168 ±983
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (26,284  ±39) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Cumberland County: 2.3 299,073 (±0 / ±120)
  • a little less than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.1% ±2.5% (341  ±169) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cumberland County: 4.4% † 3,128 (±0.7% / ±480)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,782 ±466 Number of housing units
  • Cumberland County: 153,286 ±137
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$441,200 ±$16,572 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Cumberland County: $451,200 ±$5,798
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.2% ±2.1% (3,259  ±548.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cumberland County: 11% 33,651 (±0.6% / ±1,934.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.9% ±4.3% (18,984  ±1,020.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cumberland County: 96.8% 220,132 (±1.5% / ±3,432.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
51.8% ±3.4% (10,245  ±732.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cumberland County: 53% 120,556 (±1.1% / ±2,466)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

10.5% ±1.9% (2,819  ±519) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Cumberland County: 6.7% 20,646
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±1.2% (1,223  ±269) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Cumberland County: 6.3% 15,984 (±0.3% / ±742)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,223 Total veterans ±269 1,110 Male ±270 113 Female ±60

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