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Old Orchard Beach, ME

9,244 Population
7.4 square miles 1,243.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

58 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 43.7 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$44,791 ±$3,417 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $52,055 ±$670
  • about the same as the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
$60,050 ±$10,836 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $92,175 ±$1,533
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795

14.9% ±4.1% (1,377  ±378) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 7.7% 42,023 (±0.5% / ±2,631)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)

22 minutes ±1.1 (94,325  ±12,000) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 25.1 6,021,415 (±0.4 / ±120,275)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)

Families

5,374 ±292 Number of households
  • the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 240,027 ±1,348
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
1.7 ±0.1 (9,193  ±23) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 2.3 549,303 (±0 / ±133)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076

4% ±4.4% (58  ±65) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 4.1% † 5,058 (±0.5% / ±595)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)

Housing

7,796 ±332 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 287,616 ±123
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671

$366,600 ±$37,873 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $420,000 ±$4,614
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876

10% ±3.6% (920  ±329.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 10.4% 57,950 (±0.5% / ±2,609.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)

Social

97.3% ±8.9% (7,765  ±738.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 96.2% 402,912 (±1.1% / ±4,719.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
42.8% ±5.3% (3,415  ±433.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 45.9% 192,235 (±0.8% / ±3,182.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)

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

5.6% ±2.6% (521  ±238) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 5.4% 30,203
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448

6.6% ±2% (572  ±175) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 7.5% 34,653 (±0.3% / ±1,142)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
572 Total veterans ±175 539 Male ±171 33 Female ±28

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