What is the population of Gorham CDP?

Gorham CDP has 7,365 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #21 of 155 in Maine.

What is the median household income in Gorham CDP?

Median household income in Gorham CDP is $125,058 a year, 59.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gorham CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,518 a month and the median home value is $459,000, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.

Is Gorham CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gorham CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Gorham, ME population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Gorham, Maine (Gorham, ME — Census place “Gorham CDP”) is 7,365 residents, ranking #21 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $125,058, the median home is worth $459,000 and median gross rent runs $1,518 a month. Looking for the Gorham Maine ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gorham, ME: 04038.

Population: 7,365Gorham CDP residents
Median household income: $125,058Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $459,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,518Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.3%Owner-occupied households

Gorham ZIP codes (Maine)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gorham.

The Gorham ME ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

04038

What the numbers mean in Gorham CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gorham CDP median would spend about 14.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.9% of residents and 79.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Gorham CDP, ME in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Gorham CDP is a mid-size town in Maine, with 7,365 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #21 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 38.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Gorham CDP earn a median of $125,058 a year, 59.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 112% above the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 1.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Gorham CDP is valued at $459,000, 51.3% above the national figure and 107% above the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,518 a month, 8% above the national figure, or roughly $18,216 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Gorham CDP?: Gorham CDP has 7,365 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #21 of 155 in Maine.
What is the median household income in Gorham CDP?: Median household income in Gorham CDP is $125,058 a year, 59.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gorham CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,518 a month and the median home value is $459,000, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.
Is Gorham CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gorham CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Gorham CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.