Demographics of Gorham town, Maine

Gorham town, Maine had 19,239 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +883 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gorham town, in four figures

19,239
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,300 ±20.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +883 people.; 39.4 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $112,312 ±$6,322
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Gorham town, Maine's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gorham town, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Gorham town, Maine's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gorham town, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,356	100.0	100.0
2021	17,780	96.9	100.2
2022	18,316	99.8	100.7
2023	18,511	100.8	101.6
2024	18,583	101.2	102.5
2025	19,239	104.8	103.1

Population of Gorham town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,356	—
2021	17,780	−576
2022	18,316	+536
2023	18,511	+195
2024	18,583	+72
2025	19,239	+656

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±2.9: for men 39.9 ±4.0 and for women 37.6 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gorham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	270 to 820	1.5% to 4.5%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,277 ±580	17.9% ±3.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,541 ±487	13.9% ±2.7	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,258 ±568	23.3% ±3.1	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,478 ±546	24.5% ±3.0	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,201 ±462	17.5% ±2.5	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $112,312 ±$6,322, and income per person $51,367 ±$5,829, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gorham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	599 ±210	9.0% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	684 ±216	10.3% ±3.2	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	692 ±198	10.4% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	780 ±259	11.8% ±3.9	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,676 ±336	25.3% ±4.9	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	973 ±271	14.7% ±4.0	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,232 ±333	18.6% ±4.9	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gorham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	617 ±223	3.7% ±1.3	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	14 to 170	0.4% to 4.5%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	97 to 373	1.1% to 4.3%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	290 ±139	6.8% ±3.1	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gorham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gorham town	Maine	United States
Housing units	6,834 ±342	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±6.6	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.7% to 5.1%	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.5% ±4.9	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.5% ±5.0	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$460,900 ±$25,712	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,680 ±$355	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±4	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gorham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	179 to 581	1.0% to 3.2%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,707 ±555	85.8% ±3.0	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	52 to 206	0.3% to 1.1%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	205 to 715	1.1% to 3.9%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,571 ±461	8.6% ±2.5	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gorham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	11,270 ±818	61.6% ±4.5	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,831 ±702	31.9% ±3.8	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	153 to 545	0.8% to 3.0%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	850 ±393	4.6% ±2.1	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	241 to 861	1.3% to 4.7%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	299 ±137	1.6% ±0.7	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Gorham town among the places and towns of Maine

14th of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Gorham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sanford city	22,247 ±24
Saco city	20,819 ±34
Westbrook city	20,775 ±22
Windham town	19,188 ±27
Augusta city	19,077 ±35
Gorham town	18,300 ±20
Brunswick CDP	17,652 ±447
Waterville city	17,077 ±29
York town	13,986 ±22
Falmouth town	12,755 ±40
Orono town	11,902 ±18

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026