What is the population of Biddeford city?

Biddeford city has 22,463 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 155 in Maine.

What is the median household income in Biddeford city?

Median household income in Biddeford city is $69,794 a year, 11.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Biddeford city?

Median gross rent is $1,187 a month and the median home value is $349,300, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.

Is Biddeford city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Biddeford city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Biddeford, ME population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Biddeford, Maine (Biddeford, ME — Census place “Biddeford city”) is 22,463 residents, ranking #6 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $69,794, the median home is worth $349,300 and median gross rent runs $1,187 a month. Looking for the Biddeford Maine ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Biddeford, ME: 04005, 04006.

Population: 22,463Biddeford city residents
Median household income: $69,794Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $349,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,187Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 48.8%Owner-occupied households

Biddeford ZIP codes (Maine)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Biddeford.

The Biddeford ME ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Biddeford city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Biddeford city median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 48.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Biddeford city, ME in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Biddeford city is a mid-size town in Maine, with 22,463 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #6 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 36.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Biddeford city earn a median of $69,794 a year, 11.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 15.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Biddeford city is valued at $349,300, 15.1% above the national figure and 58% above the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,187 a month, 15.6% below the national figure, or roughly $14,244 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 48.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Biddeford city?: Biddeford city has 22,463 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 155 in Maine.
What is the median household income in Biddeford city?: Median household income in Biddeford city is $69,794 a year, 11.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Biddeford city?: Median gross rent is $1,187 a month and the median home value is $349,300, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.
Is Biddeford city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Biddeford city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Biddeford city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.