Portland, ME
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portland, ME: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 65,261. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PORTLAND-ME · Portland, ME 4 ZIPs · 65,261 pop · #9642/25278 · Cumberland County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $78,809
- RANK-UPPER #9642/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Brunswick
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 59% owners
- POP-SMALL 65,261
- SPREAD-MOD 04101→04103
- HOME-HIGH $584,000
Nearest income peer: Brunswick, ME ( $3,857 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Portland
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Portland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Brunswick · lowest
Brunswick · lowest
$74,952 median HH income
- Portland · this city
Portland · this city
$78,809 median HH income
- Westbrook · near
Westbrook · near
$85,038 median HH income
- South Portland · near
South Portland · near
$86,188 median HH income
- Gray · near
Gray · near
$95,125 median HH income
- Falmouth · highest
Falmouth · highest
$150,919 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Portland, ME sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 38%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 65,261
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $78,809
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (4) - lead code 04103 (30,606 residents). Household income $78,809 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,576 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Maine, West Baldwin is the closest lower-income city and Jefferson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Portland.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Portland differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 04103 has a median home value of $459,500, compared with $755,400 in 04109. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 9.2 points
04101 to 04103
04103 to 04109
04102 to 04101
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 04103 skews compact Portland
In this 4-ZIP cluster, 04103 covers about 47% of Portland's 65,261 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Portland
Citywide ZBP: 3,884 establishments, 74,277 employees , annual payroll $5,108,268k (~60 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04101 (2,071 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (593) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Portland, ME
These ZIP codes sit in Cumberland County, which covers 38 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Portland. See the Cumberland County roll-up →
Portland sits in the lower half of Cumberland County on income: South Portland, Scarborough and Westbrook report more, and only Brunswick reports less. Falmouth marks the far end of that range at $150,919, 91% above Portland.
Side-by-side: Compare 04103 vs 04102 →
Portland roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Portland, .