Demographics of Kennebunk town, Maine

Kennebunk town, Maine had 12,152 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +603 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kennebunk town, in four figures

12,152
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,820 ±24.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +603 people.; 54.6 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $107,804 ±$7,557
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Kennebunk town, Maine's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kennebunk town, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Kennebunk town, Maine's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kennebunk town, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,549	100.0	100.0
2021	11,692	101.2	100.2
2022	11,886	102.9	100.7
2023	11,988	103.8	101.6
2024	12,088	104.7	102.5
2025	12,152	105.2	103.1

Population of Kennebunk town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,549	—
2021	11,692	+143
2022	11,886	+194
2023	11,988	+102
2024	12,088	+100
2025	12,152	+64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 54.6 ±3.3: for men 48.3 ±5.3 and for women 58.5 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kennebunk town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	486 ±156	4.1% ±1.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,608 ±322	13.6% ±2.7	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	363 ±136	3.1% ±1.2	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,348 ±356	19.9% ±3.0	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,470 ±552	29.4% ±4.7	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,545 ±468	30.0% ±4.0	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $107,804 ±$7,557, and income per person $59,309 ±$5,215, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kennebunk town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	637 ±195	11.9% ±3.6	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	629 ±206	11.7% ±3.8	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	531 ±169	9.9% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	661 ±160	12.3% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,196 ±440	22.3% ±8.1	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	842 ±264	15.7% ±4.9	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	868 ±178	16.2% ±3.2	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kennebunk town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	846 ±306	7.3% ±2.6	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	62 to 270	3.3% to 13.5%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	329 ±150	6.6% ±2.9	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	351 ±140	7.7% ±2.9	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kennebunk town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kennebunk town	Maine	United States
Housing units	6,403 ±318	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±0.3	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±3.8	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.6% ±5.9	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.4% ±5.8	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$487,700 ±$21,352	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,425 ±$290	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kennebunk town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	92 to 552	0.8% to 4.7%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,013 ±323	93.2% ±2.7	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.2%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	57 to 387	0.5% to 3.3%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 122	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	37 to 351	0.3% to 3.0%	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kennebunk town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	4,133 ±573	35.0% ±4.8	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,660 ±498	56.3% ±4.2	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	42 to 186	0.4% to 1.6%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	913 ±409	7.7% ±3.5	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	263 to 887	2.2% to 7.5%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	50 to 626	0.4% to 5.3%	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Kennebunk town among the places and towns of Maine

20th of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Kennebunk town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brunswick CDP	17,652 ±447
Waterville city	17,077 ±29
York town	13,986 ±22
Falmouth town	12,755 ±40
Orono town	11,902 ±18
Kennebunk town	11,820 ±24
Wells town	11,713 ±36
Orono CDP	11,151 ±244
Standish town	10,662 ±18
Kittery town	10,473 ±22
Lisbon town	9,750 ±38

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maine by foreign-born share
No. 2 Places in Maine by median age
No. 3 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 4 Places in Maine by median household income
No. 5 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 7 Places in Maine by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026