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Rumford, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Rumford is a Census CDP of 4,067 people across 7.87 square miles of land, in Oxford County. Median household income is $29,230, 56.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rumford
What Rumford is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.87 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land517
- County holding the largest share of its areaOxford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Rumford
- Population4,067
- Median age52.3
- Population under 18614 plus or minus 168
- Share under 1815.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over1,263 plus or minus 254
- Share 65 and over31.1 percent
- Households2,005
- Family households885 plus or minus 195
- Share of households that are families44.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rumford
- Median household income$29,230
- Per capita income$25,412
- Civilian labor force1,534 plus or minus 329
- Employed1,419 plus or minus 314
- Unemployed115 plus or minus 71
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over3,114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rumford
- Housing units2,485
- Occupied units2,005
- Vacant units480 plus or minus 155
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied1,128
- Renter occupied877 plus or minus 217
- Ownership rate56.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$785
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units1,246
- Share single family50.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,098 plus or minus 244
- Share in buildings of two or more44.2 percent
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 95
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rumford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,387 plus or minus 305
- Commuting under 15 minutes670 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more463 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.4 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Drove alone82.5 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rumford (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,423,700
- Average approval$284,740
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$925,000
- Jobs supported40
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rumford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Rumford
- NFIP communityTown of Rumford
- NFIP community number230099
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The Town of Rumford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230099 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Oxford County, not Rumford
Oxford County context, not Rumford figures
- Establishments in Oxford County1,381
- Covered employment, Oxford County17,009
- Average annual pay, Oxford County$50,809
- Housing units permitted, Oxford County372
Every figure in this section is published for Oxford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rumford.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rumford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rumford, Maine?
4,067, in 2,005 households. Rumford CDP covers 7.87 square miles of land, which is 517 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rumford in?
Oxford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rumford?
$29,230. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,200. Median gross rent is $785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rumford businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rumford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rumford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rumford. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Rumford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rumford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rumford, town of, community 230099, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rumford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Oxford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rumford.
Is zoning published for Rumford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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