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Biddeford, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Biddeford is a Census city of 22,498 people across 30.09 square miles of land, in York County. Median household income is $72,333, 48.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 46 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Biddeford
What Biddeford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.09 sq mi
- Water area29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land748
- County holding the largest share of its areaYork 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.
Biddeford
How many people live in Biddeford
- Population22,498
- Median age35.0
- Population under 183,520
- Share under 1815.6 percent
- Population 65 and over3,857
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households9,204
- Family households5,038
- Share of households that are families54.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Biddeford
Income and work in Biddeford
- Median household income$72,333
- Per capita income$39,562
- Civilian labor force13,278
- Employed12,865
- Unemployed413 plus or minus 205
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over15,849
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Biddeford
Housing in Biddeford
- Housing units10,502
- Occupied units9,204
- Vacant units1,298 plus or minus 286
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied4,429
- Renter occupied4,775
- Ownership rate48.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$396,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,292
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units4,486
- Share single family42.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,869
- Share in buildings of two or more55.9 percent
- Mobile homes147 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Biddeford
How Biddeford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,929
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,583
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,831
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.1 percent
- Drove alone65.9 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked8.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home14.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Biddeford
SBA loans in Biddeford (7(a))
- Approvals46
- Gross approval$8,502,800
- Average approval$184,843
- Median approval$98,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$425,500
- Largest approval$1,037,800
- Jobs supported320
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.5 percent
- Share to franchises4.3 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Biddeford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have 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.
Biddeford
SBA loans in Biddeford (504)
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$7,498,000
- Average approval$374,900
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$2,501,000
- Jobs supported61
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Biddeford, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Biddeford
Flood risk in Biddeford
- NFIP communityCity of Biddeford
- NFIP community number230145
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/17/24
The City of Biddeford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230145 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.
York County, not Biddeford
York County context, not Biddeford figures
- Establishments in York County5,914
- Covered employment, York County79,378
- Average annual pay, York County$61,811
- Housing units permitted, York County1,408
Every figure in this section is published for York County as a whole and is not a measurement of Biddeford.
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
Biddeford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Biddeford, Maine?
22,498, in 9,204 households. Biddeford city covers 30.09 square miles of land, which is 748 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Biddeford in?
York 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 Biddeford?
$72,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $396,600. Median gross rent is $1,292 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Biddeford businesses?
46 7(a) approvals totaling $8.5 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $98,000, plus 20 504 approvals worth $7.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Biddeford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Biddeford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Biddeford. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Biddeford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Biddeford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Biddeford, city of, community 230145, 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 Biddeford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for York 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 Biddeford.
Is zoning published for Biddeford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.