Maine · Census place 64675
Saco, ME population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Saco, Maine (Saco, ME — Census place “Saco city”) is 20,636 residents, ranking #8 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $84,328, the median home is worth $370,300 and median gross rent runs $1,268 a month. Looking for the Saco Maine ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Saco, ME: 04072.
- Population
- 20,636Saco city residents
- Median household income
- $84,328Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $370,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,268Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.9%Owner-occupied households
Saco ZIP codes (Maine)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Saco.
The Saco ME ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Saco city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Saco city median would spend about 18% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 69.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Saco city, ME in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Saco city is a mid-size town in Maine, with 20,636 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #8 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 43.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Saco city earn a median of $84,328 a year, 7.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 43% above the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Saco city is valued at $370,300, 22.1% above the national figure and 67% above the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,268 a month, 9.8% below the national figure, or roughly $15,216 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 69.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maine.
- Westbrook city 20,484
- Sanford city 22,095
- Augusta city 18,999
- Biddeford city 22,463
- Brunswick CDP 16,928
- Auburn city 24,294
- Waterville city 16,704
- South Portland city 26,780
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Saco city?
- Saco city has 20,636 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 155 in Maine.
- What is the median household income in Saco city?
- Median household income in Saco city is $84,328 a year, 7.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Saco city?
- Median gross rent is $1,268 a month and the median home value is $370,300, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.
- Is Saco city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Saco city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Saco 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.