Saco is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 16,822 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Saco is the 15th largest community in Maine.

Unlike some cities, Saco isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Saco are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Saco is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saco who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.40%), sales jobs (13.43%), and management occupations (6.55%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Saco are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Despite being a small city, Saco has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Saco Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Saco who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.27% of adults in Saco have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Saco in 2000 was $20,444, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,776 for a family of four.

The people who call Saco home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saco is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Saco include French Canadian, French, English, Irish, Italian, German, Scottish, Polish, and Greek.

The most common language spoken in Saco is English. Some people also speak French.