Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 years. In 1849, twenty-nine years after Maine's admittance to the Union as the twenty-third state, it was incorporated as the Town of Yarmouth.
Yarmouth is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town's population was 8,990 in the 2020 census.
The town's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, and its location on the banks of the Royal River (formerly Yarmouth River), which empties into Casco Bay less than 1 mile...
| Ethnicity | Yarmouth | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92.8% | 60.1% |
| African American | 0.5% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 3.8% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 0.2% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% | 18.2% |
| Other | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Yarmouth | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2.9% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 9.9% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 16.4% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 18.6% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 13.4% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 18.5% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| Education | Yarmouth | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 3% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 2% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 14% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 19% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 7% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 29% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 21% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3% | 1.0% |