Demographics of Kittery town, Maine

Kittery town, Maine had 11,420 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,338 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kittery town, in four figures

11,420
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,473 ±22.; +13.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,338 people.; 46.8 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,728 ±$13,996
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.

Kittery town, Maine's population grew 13.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kittery 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

Kittery town, Maine's population grew 13.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kittery 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	10,082	100.0	100.0
2021	10,208	101.2	100.2
2022	10,258	101.7	100.7
2023	10,835	107.5	101.6
2024	11,104	110.1	102.5
2025	11,420	113.3	103.1

Population of Kittery town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,082	—
2021	10,208	+126
2022	10,258	+50
2023	10,835	+577
2024	11,104	+269
2025	11,420	+316

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.8 ±2.3: for men 46.8 ±3.4 and for women 46.8 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kittery town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	435 ±149	4.2% ±1.4	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,108 ±264	10.6% ±2.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	750 ±247	7.2% ±2.4	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,635 ±417	25.2% ±4.0	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,728 ±418	26.0% ±4.0	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,817 ±514	26.9% ±4.9	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,728 ±$13,996, and income per person $55,524 ±$4,817, 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 Kittery town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	405 ±194	8.2% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	922 ±419	18.8% ±8.4	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	584 ±190	11.9% ±3.8	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	642 ±184	13.1% ±3.7	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	995 ±264	20.3% ±5.2	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	730 ±224	14.9% ±4.5	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	633 ±166	12.9% ±3.3	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 Kittery town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	647 ±299	6.4% ±2.9	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	69 to 285	4.9% to 18.0%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	126 to 498	2.4% to 9.3%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	79 to 237	4.8% ±2.2	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 Kittery town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kittery town	Maine	United States
Housing units	5,534 ±312	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±2.3	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±4.1	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.2% ±6.5	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.8% ±5.9	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$468,500 ±$31,158	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,716 ±$224	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±9	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 Kittery town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	229 to 769	2.2% to 7.3%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,274 ±350	88.6% ±3.3	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	57 to 225	0.5% to 2.1%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	77 to 319	0.7% to 3.0%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	161 to 499	1.5% to 4.8%	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 Kittery town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	2,349 ±497	22.4% ±4.7	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,566 ±490	72.2% ±4.7	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	34 to 204	0.3% to 1.9%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	439 ±185	4.2% ±1.8	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	248 ±111	2.4% ±1.1	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	36 to 346	0.3% to 3.3%	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%.

Kittery town among the places and towns of Maine

24th 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 Kittery town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Topsham town	9,706 ±19
Brewer city	9,652 ±33
Cape Elizabeth town	9,606 ±23
Old Orchard Beach CDP	9,244 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 6 Places in Maine by foreign-born share
No. 6 Places in Maine by median household income
No. 6 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 7 Places in Maine by median age
No. 9 Places in Maine by median home value

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