Demographics of Westbrook city, Maine

Westbrook city, Maine had 21,565 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,129 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westbrook city, in four figures

21,565
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,775 ±22.; +5.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,129 people.; 37.4 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,038 ±$6,523
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 place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Westbrook city, Maine's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westbrook city, 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

Westbrook city, Maine's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westbrook city, 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	20,436	100.0	100.0
2021	20,686	101.2	100.2
2022	20,693	101.3	100.7
2023	20,716	101.4	101.6
2024	21,439	104.9	102.5
2025	21,565	105.5	103.1

Population of Westbrook city, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,436	—
2021	20,686	+250
2022	20,693	+7
2023	20,716	+23
2024	21,439	+723
2025	21,565	+126

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±1.0: for men 37.1 ±1.4 and for women 37.9 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westbrook city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	1,176 ±251	5.7% ±1.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,669 ±433	12.8% ±2.1	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,882 ±482	9.1% ±2.3	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,634 ±632	31.9% ±3.0	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,661 ±564	22.4% ±2.7	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,753 ±463	18.1% ±2.2	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,038 ±$6,523, and income per person $44,851 ±$2,983, 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 Westbrook city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	1,147 ±272	12.6% ±2.9	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,451 ±287	15.9% ±3.1	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,478 ±328	16.2% ±3.5	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,220 ±314	13.4% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,846 ±373	20.2% ±4.0	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,176 ±239	12.9% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	820 ±195	9.0% ±2.1	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 Westbrook city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	1,628 ±434	8.0% ±2.1	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	149 to 481	4.2% to 12.9%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	859 ±274	7.1% ±2.2	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	454 ±170	9.9% ±3.5	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 Westbrook city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westbrook city	Maine	United States
Housing units	9,575 ±462	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±6.5	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±2.0	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.2% ±3.1	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.8% ±5.0	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$383,300 ±$18,783	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,392 ±$74	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±4	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 Westbrook city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	384 to 1,176	1.8% to 5.7%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,729 ±764	80.5% ±3.7	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	482 to 1,482	2.3% to 7.1%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	438 ±209	2.1% ±1.0	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 667	0% to 3.2%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,541 ±479	7.4% ±2.3	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 Westbrook city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	13,047 ±972	62.8% ±4.7	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,491 ±833	26.4% ±4.0	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	65 to 221	0.3% to 1.1%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,094 ±605	10.1% ±2.9	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,203 ±451	5.8% ±2.2	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	418 to 1,364	2.0% to 6.6%	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%.

Westbrook city among the places and towns of Maine

11th 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 Westbrook city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Scarborough town	23,215 ±54
Biddeford city	22,498 ±22
Brunswick town	22,336 ±30
Sanford city	22,247 ±24
Saco city	20,819 ±34
Westbrook city	20,775 ±22
Windham town	19,188 ±27
Augusta city	19,077 ±35
Gorham town	18,300 ±20
Brunswick CDP	17,652 ±447
Waterville city	17,077 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maine by foreign-born share
No. 11 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 14 Places in Maine by median household income
No. 17 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 19 Places in Maine by poverty rate
No. 22 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