Old Orchard Beach, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 8,856. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,350 (+5.6% change)
Males: 4,348 (49.1%), Females: 4,508 (50.9%)
York County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $36,568
Median house value: $97,100
Population by Race
Races in Old Orchard Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (18.0%), French (16.8%), Irish (15.9%), French Canadian (13.6%), Italian (7.5%), German (6.7%).
Elevation: 80 feet
Land area: 7.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Old Orchard Beach
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Old Orchard Beach town
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 14.9%
3.0% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.2% North America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Old Orchard Beach:
- SOUTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME)
- SPRING HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SOUTH PORTLAND, ME)
- MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; PORTLAND, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Old Orchard Beach:
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 11 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 41 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 43 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Old Orchard Beach:
- BIDDEFORD MUNI (about 8 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Abbreviation: B19)
- SANFORD REGIONAL (about 24 miles; SANFORD, ME; Abbreviation: SFM)
- LIMINGTON-HARMON (about 26 miles; LIMINGTON, ME; Abbreviation: 63B)
Amtrak station:
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (11 FIRST ST.) – Seasonal Station. Services: ticket office, public payphones.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Old Orchard Beach:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 6 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 14 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 22 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 72 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)