ECONOMY:
Now primarily a suburb of the larger city of Portland, Westbrook itself has a growing business base and developing core downtown district. Several notable companies are headquartered here, including IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Olympia Sporting Goods, Disability RMS, Acadia Insurance Company, JobsInTheUS.com, WPXT 51 and WPME 35 (Maine˙s CW and MyNetworkTV affiliates) and the E.S. Boulos Company.
In addition to the downtown area, many of the city's businesses are located within two industrial parks (the Col. Westbrook Industrial Park and Five Star Industrial Park), as well as in the area surrounding Maine Turnpike Exit 48.
The city is home to Sappi Ltd.'s Westbrook Paper Mill and R&D Center. The mill, formerly the S. D. Warren Paper Mill, was once the city's largest employer and taxpayer, employing over 3,000 people and representing over 50% of the city's tax base. However, foreign competition and the age of the mill have drastically reduced its workforce and production. Today the mill has found a niche in the marketplace, becoming one of the nations top manufacturers of release papers and employing about 300 people. The Westbrook Energy Center has since surpassed the mill as the city's largest taxpayer.
The faith-based Mercy Hospital of Portland operates Mercy Westbrook, a small community hospital complete with minor emergency room and inpatient treatment facilities. Spring Harbor Hospital, Southern Maine's only private psychiatric treatment and recovery center, is also located within the city.
DEMOGRAPHICS:
Population (year 2000): 16,142. Estimated population in July 2006: 16,201 (+0.4% change)
| Males: 7,604 |
 (47.1%) |
| Females: 8,538 |
 (52.9%) |
Cumberland County
| Median resident age: |
 37.8 years |
| Maine median age: |
 38.6 years |
Zip codes: 04092.
Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,000 (it was $37,873 in 2000)
| Westbrook |
$43,000 |
| Maine: |
$42,801 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $198,200 (it was $111,000 in 2000)
| Westbrook |
$198,200 |
| Maine: |
$155,300 |
