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04043

Kennebunk, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,820
Median household income
$107,804
People below poverty
7.3%
Median home value
$487,700

Income

The median income of households in 04043 was $107,804. An estimated 4.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.8
$25,000 to $34,999 3.4
$35,000 to $49,999 8.4
$50,000 to $74,999 9.9
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 22.3
$150,000 to $199,999 15.7
$200,000 or more 16.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 90326
Female 61341

An estimated 67.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,013. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.1
Social Security 44.9
Retirement income 33.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.6

In 2020-2024, 8.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 2.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04043 in 2020-2024, 98% had health insurance coverage and 2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.5% and public coverage was 35.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 04043 had a total population of 11,820 - 5,734 (48.5%) females and 6,086 (51.5%) males. The median age was 54.6 years. An estimated 17.7% of the population was under 18 years, 21.6% was 19 to 44 years, 29.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 30 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04043 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 360 126
5 to 9 326 209
10 to 14 466 221
15 to 19 402 144
20 to 24 102 101
25 to 29 202 242
30 to 34 441 322
35 to 39 192 319
40 to 44 377 253
45 to 49 315 243
50 to 54 442 219
55 to 59 384 736
60 to 64 570 561
65 to 69 512 727
70 to 74 392 382
75 to 79 237 286
80 to 84 198 393
85 and over 168 250

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.2% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 13.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.7% of the people in 04043 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.2% of the people in 04043 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,364 households in 04043. The average household size was 2.16 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.6% of the households in 04043 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.6% of all households, while 15% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.6% of all households.

In 04043, 21.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.9% of males and 57.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22.3 15.2
Now married, except separated 61.9 57.1
Separated 0.6 0.8
Widowed 2.4 13.2
Divorced 12.6 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04043, 51 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.3% of the people living in 04043 were U.S. natives. 35% of the 04043 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.7% of 04043 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 63% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04043 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 04043.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 8.4
Asia 35.6
Europe 34.7
Africa 0
Northern America 20.2
Oceania 1.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04043 in 2020-2024, 5.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.6% of people at least five years old; 0.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 2.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 04043 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.1
Different house, same county 7.4
Different county, same state 2
Different state 7.4
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 51.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04043 was 2,121 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 157 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,647. College or graduate school enrollment was 317.

Educational Attainment of People in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.4
High school diploma or equivalency 18.3
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 26.7
Graduate or professional degree 24.5

Disability

In 04043, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.7% of people under 18 years old, to 10.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04043, 57.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,429 76.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 639 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 713 12.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04043 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 10.4
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 14.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3
Information 2.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04043 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,042 52.6
Service occupations 576 10
Sales and office occupations 1,173 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 304 5.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 686 11.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60.9% of 04043 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 1.7
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 32.5

In 2020-2024, 04043 had a total of 6,403 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.4
Mobile homes 1.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

11.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04043 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 58.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04043 had 5,364 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,039 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.6% while renters occupied 19.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.28 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.67.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 17.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04043:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04043 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.3
Electricity 14.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 55.8
All other fuels 3.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04043 was $487,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.7 % had a mortgage. 39.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,331 and for owners without a mortgage it was $871.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04043 was $1,425. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.