Cities / Maine / South Portland

South Portland, ME

26,656 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Southwest Coast)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PWM

3 mi — Portland International Jetport

Population & People

Population

26,656

Median age

—

Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,130

HUD Fair Market Rent (South Portland city, 0 mi from South Portland), 2026. Efficiency $1469, 1BR $1658, 2BR $2130, 3BR $2591, 4BR $2820. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maine commercial electricity

20.96¢/kWh

Maine industrial electricity

15.5¢/kWh

Maine residential electricity

27.78¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

102843.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

78200.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maine

1044.11

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Source: FRED, Maine-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PWM

Portland International Jetport

3 mi away

BOS

Boston Logan International Airport

97 mi away

PVD

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

145 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maine energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maine economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).