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Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

566,329 Population
2,081.4 square miles 272.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,595 ±$1,764 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$92,117 ±$2,897 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.1% ±1% (39,090  ±5,761) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.1 minutes ±0.6 (6,063,295  ±209,531) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

244,997 ±3,534 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (552,258  ±161) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.6% ±1% (4,500  ±1,280) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

291,250 ±94 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$444,600 ±$9,870 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.1% ±1% (56,825  ±5,587.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

96.6% ±2.3% (410,161  ±9,938.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
48% ±1.6% (203,639  ±6,900.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

5% (28,026  ±3,222) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.6% ±0.5% (30,655  ±2,185) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
30,655 Total veterans ±2,185 28,118 Male ±2,031 2,537 Female ±739

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