Gorham vs Luray

A side-by-side comparison of Gorham and Luray: population, income, housing, and more.

Gorham and Luray are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gorham has the higher population (355 vs 159 in Luray). Luray has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $52,500 in Gorham). Gorham has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $67,500 in Luray).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	Luray
Population	355	159
Median age	27.5 yrs	63.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$62,500
Median home value	$95,000	$67,500
Median gross rent	$756	$244
Housing units	174	104
Homeownership rate	72.5%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	Luray
Population	365 → 355 (-2.7%)	212 → 159 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$47,625 → $52,500 (+10.2%)	$50,000 → $62,500 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $95,000 (+44.4%)	$43,200 → $67,500 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $756 (+4.3%)	$242 → $244 (+0.8%)

Gorham

Population

365355

Median household income

$47,625$52,500

Median home value

$65,800$95,000

Median gross rent

$725$756

Luray

Population

212159

Median household income

$50,000$62,500

Median home value

$43,200$67,500

Median gross rent

$242$244

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	Luray
Under 5	7.3%	0.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	10.1%
18 to 24	24.2%	3.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	0.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	5.6%	1.9%
55 to 64	6.8%	28.3%
65 to 74	13.2%	23.9%
75 and over	8.2%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	Luray
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	13.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	Luray
No high school diploma	3.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	57.7%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	Luray
Drove alone	93.4%	50.7%
Carpooled	1.6%	27.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	19.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	Luray
1-unit, detached	83.3%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	Luray
Poverty rate	6.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1966	1953