Westbrook, ME

Census Place

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2024 Population
20,775
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
37.4
0.267% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.97%
12.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$85,038
0.967% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$383,300
12.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,553
3.51% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Westbrook, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.7% of the residents in Westbrook, ME are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Westbrook, ME are Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook (252 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Westbrook, ME was $383,300, and the homeownership rate was 61.2%.

Most people in Westbrook, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Westbrook, ME was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMaineCumberland County, MEPortland-South Portland, MECumberland (Outside Portland) & York (East) Counties--Biddeford & Saco Cities PUMA, MECumberland County (Southeast)--Portland, South Portland & Westbrook Cities PUMA, ME

Population & Diversity

Westbrook, ME is home to a population of 20.8k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.1% of Westbrook, ME residents were born outside of the country (2.09k people).

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Westbrook, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 982 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 813 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%
2024 Citizenship
96.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Westbrook, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Westbrook, ME was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Westbrook, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.7k ± 764
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    982 ± 500
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    813 ± 261
3.75%
Hispanic Population
780 people

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Westbrook, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 982 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 813 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.75% of the people in Westbrook, ME are hispanic (780 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Westbrook, ME as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maine.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    10,100 ± 2,458 people
  2. China
    2,593 ± 1,249 people
  3. Other Africa, not specified
    2,479 ± 1,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 10,100 Maine residents, followed by China with 2,593 and Other Africa, not specified with 2,479.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.09k people
10.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.15k people

As of 2024, 10.1% of Westbrook, ME residents (2.09k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Westbrook, ME was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    293 ± 101
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    257 ± 138
  3. Korea
    148 ± 214

Westbrook, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Westbrook, ME employs 12.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Westbrook, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,399 people), Retail Trade (1,871 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,264 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,817), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,648), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,038).

Employment

Occupations

12.6k
2024 Value
± 1,048
3.51%
1 Year growth
± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Westbrook, ME grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 12.1k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Westbrook, ME, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,476 people), Management Occupations (1,395 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,200 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Westbrook, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.6k
2024 Value
± 1,048
3.51%
1 Year growth
± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Westbrook, ME grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 12.1k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Westbrook, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,399 people), Retail Trade (1,871 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,264 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Westbrook, ME, though some of these residents may live in Westbrook, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,135
Median earning men ± $11,475
$46,343
Median earning women ± $5,313

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,750), Public Administration ($74,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,579).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,893), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,417), and Construction ($63,056).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 627k people employed in Maine. This represents a 1.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Westbrook, ME. Showing the available data for Maine.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (52.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.08%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins
Senator from Maine2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Angus King
Senator from Maine1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Westbrook, ME awarded 252 degrees. The student population of Westbrook, ME in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 22 male students and 239 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Westbrook, ME are White (214 and 84.9%), Black or African American (14 and 5.56%), Asian (8 and 3.17%), and Two or More Races (7 and 2.78%).

The largest universities in Westbrook, ME by number of degrees awarded are Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook (252 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Westbrook, ME are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (123 and 48.8%), Massage Therapy (53 and 21%), and General Cosmetology (30 and 11.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 261 students enrolled in Westbrook, ME, 8.43% men and 91.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 236 records, of which 91.9% were women and 8.05% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
    123 degrees awarded
  2. Massage Therapy
    53 degrees awarded
  3. Barbering
    12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Westbrook, ME was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 123 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Westbrook, ME according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
252 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook with 252 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 22 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Westbrook, ME, which is 0.0957 times less than the 230 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 214 degrees mean that there were 15.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 14 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Westbrook, ME was $383,300 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $341,800 to $383,300, a 12.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Westbrook, ME is 61.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Westbrook, ME have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Westbrook, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$383,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,783
$5,592
Median Property Taxes
±$564

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Westbrook, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Westbrook, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.2%
Homeownership
2024
59.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.2% of the housing units in Westbrook, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$85,038
Median Household Income
± $6,523
9.14k
Number of Households
± 773

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.14k households in Westbrook, ME declined from $85,038 from the previous year's value of $85,868.

The following chart displays the households in Westbrook, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Westbrook, ME is from Maine.
0.439
2023 Wage GINI in Maine
0.437
2022 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2023, the income inequality in Maine was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.449% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.8%)
  3. Carpooled (6.17%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Westbrook, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.17%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Westbrook, ME have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.685% of the workforce in Westbrook, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Westbrook, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Westbrook, ME have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Westbrook, ME (1.63k out of 20.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Westbrook, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96% of the population of Westbrook, ME has health coverage, with 57.3% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.627% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maine see 932 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (932 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 177 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 26.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

4%
Uninsured
57.3%
Employer Coverage
15.6%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
0.627%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Westbrook, ME grew by 85% from 2.16% to 4%.

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