What is the population of Searsport CDP?

Searsport CDP has 1,264 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #92 of 155 in Maine.

What is the median household income in Searsport CDP?

Median household income in Searsport CDP is $62,159 a year, 20.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Searsport CDP?

Median gross rent is $897 a month and the median home value is $292,100, so rent absorbs about 17.3% of median household income.

Is Searsport CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Searsport CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Searsport, ME population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Searsport, Maine (Searsport, ME — Census place “Searsport CDP”) is 1,264 residents, ranking #92 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $62,159, the median home is worth $292,100 and median gross rent runs $897 a month. Looking for the Searsport Maine ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Searsport, ME: 04974.

Population: 1,264Searsport CDP residents
Median household income: $62,159Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $292,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $897Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 49%Owner-occupied households

Searsport ZIP codes (Maine)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Searsport.

The Searsport ME ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

04974

What the numbers mean in Searsport CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Searsport CDP median would spend about 17.3% 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 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 49% of households own their home.

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

Searsport CDP, ME in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Searsport CDP is a small town in Maine, with 1,264 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #92 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 40% of them. The median age here is 41 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Searsport CDP earn a median of $62,159 a year, 20.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Searsport CDP is valued at $292,100, 3.7% below the national figure and 32% above the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $897 a month, 36.2% below the national figure, or roughly $10,764 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.3% 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 4.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 49% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Searsport CDP?: Searsport CDP has 1,264 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #92 of 155 in Maine.
What is the median household income in Searsport CDP?: Median household income in Searsport CDP is $62,159 a year, 20.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Searsport CDP?: Median gross rent is $897 a month and the median home value is $292,100, so rent absorbs about 17.3% of median household income.
Is Searsport CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Searsport CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Searsport CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.