Gorham, NH

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,092
US Senator
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maggie Hassan
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
54.5
0.547% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
5.5%
16.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$62,679
3.74% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$146,300
7.34% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
965
9.64% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Gorham, NH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Gorham, NH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gorham, NH was $146,300, and the homeownership rate was 67.7%.

Most people in Gorham, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Gorham, NH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gorham, NH is home to a population of 2.09k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.526% of Gorham, NH residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 114 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Gorham, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18 White (Hispanic) and 13 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Gorham, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gorham, NH was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gorham, NH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.04k ± 214
  2. White (Hispanic)
    18 ± 30
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    13 ± 33
0.86%
Hispanic Population
18 people

In 2024, there were 114 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Gorham, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18 White (Hispanic) and 13 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.86% of the people in Gorham, NH are hispanic (18 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gorham, NH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Hampshire.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    8,457 ± 2,251 people
  2. India
    7,313 ± 2,094 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    6,580 ± 1,987 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 8,457 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,313 and Dominican Republic with 6,580.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.526%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11 people
1.66%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
34 people

As of 2024, 0.526% of Gorham, NH residents (11 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gorham, NH was 1.66%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    65 ± 63
  2. Vietnam
    62 ± 44
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    41 ± 49

Gorham, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gorham, NH employs 965 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gorham, NH were Accommodation & Food Services (161 people), Retail Trade (153 people), and Educational Services (103 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($73,558), Public Administration ($57,375), and Educational Services ($53,523).

Employment

Occupations

965
2024 Value
± 217
−9.64%
1 Year decline
± 34.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gorham, NH declined at a rate of −9.64%, from 1.07k employees to 965 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gorham, NH, are Sales & Related Occupations (171 people), Management Occupations (162 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (141 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gorham, NH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

965
2024 Value
± 217
−9.64%
1 Year decline
± 34.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gorham, NH declined at a rate of −9.64%, from 1.07k employees to 965 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gorham, NH, are Accommodation & Food Services (161 people), Retail Trade (153 people), and Educational Services (103 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gorham, NH, though some of these residents may live in Gorham, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,214
Median earning men ± $7,397
$38,424
Median earning women ± $12,805

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($52,758), Construction ($51,518), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,429), Public Administration ($49,875), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($28,009).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.71%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 693k people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.71% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.3%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gorham, NH was $146,300 in 2024, which is 0.44 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $136,300 to $146,300, a 7.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Gorham, NH is 67.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gorham, NH have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gorham, NH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$146,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$73,742
$729
Median Property Taxes
±$174

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gorham, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gorham, NH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

67.7%
Homeownership
2024
54.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.7% of the housing units in Gorham, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,679
Median Household Income
± $8,412
1.08k
Number of Households
± 232

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.08k households in Gorham, NH grew to $62,679 from the previous year's value of $60,417.

The following chart displays the households in Gorham, NH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gorham, NH is from New Hampshire.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in New Hampshire
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2023, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.771% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.5%)
  2. Carpooled (11%)
  3. Walked (5.6%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Gorham, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who walked to work (5.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gorham, NH have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Gorham, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gorham, NH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gorham, NH have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gorham, NH (115 out of 2.09k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gorham, NH is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.3% of the population of Gorham, NH has health coverage, with 37.9% on employee plans, 9.56% on Medicaid, 31.9% on Medicare, 9.89% on non-group plans, and 4.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Hampshire see 1,149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,149 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11.7% under 18 years, 12% between 18 and 34 years, 43.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.69%
Uninsured
37.9%
Employer Coverage
9.56%
Medicaid
31.9%
Medicare
9.89%
Non-Group
4.11%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gorham, NH declined by 25.7% from 9% to 6.69%.

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