Demographics of Topsham town, Maine

Topsham town, Maine had 9,982 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +419 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Topsham town, in four figures

9,982
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,706 ±19.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +419 people.; 44.7 ±4.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,028 ±$9,915
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.

Topsham town, Maine's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Topsham 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

Topsham town, Maine's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Topsham 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	9,563	100.0	100.0
2021	9,657	101.0	100.2
2022	9,734	101.8	100.7
2023	9,739	101.8	101.6
2024	9,838	102.9	102.5
2025	9,982	104.4	103.1

Population of Topsham town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,563	—
2021	9,657	+94
2022	9,734	+77
2023	9,739	+5
2024	9,838	+99
2025	9,982	+144

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.7 ±4.0: for men 42.3 ±7.1 and for women 47.7 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Topsham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	443 ±153	4.6% ±1.6	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,489 ±312	15.3% ±3.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	487 ±156	5.0% ±1.6	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,472 ±341	25.5% ±3.5	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,449 ±321	25.2% ±3.3	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,366 ±313	24.4% ±3.2	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,028 ±$9,915, and income per person $51,713 ±$5,611, 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 Topsham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	457 ±157	11.4% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	577 ±165	14.4% ±4.0	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	590 ±176	14.7% ±4.3	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	506 ±171	12.6% ±4.2	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	909 ±203	22.7% ±4.9	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	441 ±150	11.0% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	531 ±140	13.2% ±3.4	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 Topsham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	608 ±282	6.4% ±3.0	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	25 to 311	1.5% to 16.6%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	82 to 340	1.7% to 7.0%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	96 to 362	3.5% to 12.8%	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 Topsham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Topsham town	Maine	United States
Housing units	4,313 ±233	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±2.4	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 10.8%	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.9% ±5.4	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.1% ±5.7	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$360,800 ±$19,993	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,355 ±$642	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	1977 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Topsham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	130 to 470	1.3% to 4.8%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,969 ±211	92.4% ±2.2	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 1.7%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 91	0.1% to 0.9%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 147	0% to 1.5%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	116 to 356	1.2% to 3.7%	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 Topsham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	5,693 ±472	58.7% ±4.9	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,593 ±467	37.0% ±4.8	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 200	0.3% to 2.1%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	306 ±127	3.2% ±1.3	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	261 ±116	2.7% ±1.2	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 92	0% to 0.9%	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%.

Topsham town among the places and towns of Maine

26th 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 Topsham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Yarmouth town	9,053 ±23
Bath city	8,815 ±16

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 6 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 7 Places in Maine by median age
No. 7 Places in Maine by median household income
No. 9 Places in Maine by foreign-born share
No. 10 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

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