What percentage of people rent in Kennebunkport, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Kennebunkport, ME, 2020–2024
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18.6% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Kennebunkport, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 343 renting households against 1,504 that own their home.

In Kennebunkport, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (+8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.6% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 343 (±162)
Median renter income: $102,648 (±$59,318)

Who rents and who owns in Kennebunkport

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kennebunkport	York County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.6% (±8.9 points)	22.7% (±1.0 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	343 (±162)	20,728 (±928)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,504 (±223)	70,685 (±1,194)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$102,648 (±$59,318)	$55,270 (±$4,614)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,813 (±$39,843)	$100,070 (±$2,925)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In Kennebunkport, the renter share is not measurably different from York County (22.7%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (25.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In York County, Kennebunkport ranks 10 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 158 of 482.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Kennebunkport has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	10.6% (±6.1 points)	18.6% (±8.9 points)	+8.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,048 (±$200)	$1,429 (±$296)	+36.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$84,266 (±$10,603)	$102,747 (±$29,628)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Kennebunkport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kennebunkport
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kennebunkport	—	18.6% (±8.9 points)	—
Biddeford	5.3 mi	51.9% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Kennebunk (community)	5.8 mi	26.9% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kennebunk	6.3 mi	19.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Arundel	7.0 mi	17.8% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Kennebunk	8.2 mi	20.2% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wells	11 mi	9.9% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Saco	11 mi	27.2% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ogunquit	12 mi	5.7% (±7.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ogunquit, ME (5.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Biddeford, ME (51.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Sanford	28.8% (±3.3 points)
5	Saco	27.2% (±3.8 points)
6	South Berwick	21.7% (±4.8 points)
7	Eliot	20.2% (±5.4 points)
8	Buxton	19.7% (±8.5 points)
9	Kennebunk	19.4% (±5.9 points)
10	Kennebunkport	18.6% (±8.9 points)
11	York	18.5% (±4.6 points)
12 (tie)	Alfred	17.9% (±7.8 points)
12 (tie)	Cornish	17.9% (±8.9 points)
14	Arundel	17.8% (±6.8 points)
15	Parsonsfield	13.6% (±6.5 points)
16	Berwick	12.6% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Kennebunkport include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Kennebunkport (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kennebunkport

How many renters are there in Kennebunkport?

Kennebunkport has an estimated 343 (±162) renting households, 18.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kennebunkport?

In Kennebunkport, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (+8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kennebunkport?

A renting household in Kennebunkport has 2.0 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kennebunkport?

The median renting household in Kennebunkport, ME has an income of $102,648 (±$59,318) a year, against $107,813 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Kennebunkport town, York County, Maine (county subdivision:36745, in state:23 county:031).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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