Gorham vs Russell

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

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

Russell has the higher population (4,258 vs 355 in Gorham). Gorham has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $51,347 in Russell). Russell has the higher median home value ($109,400 vs $95,000 in Gorham).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	Russell
Population	355	4,258
Median age	27.5 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$51,347
Median home value	$95,000	$109,400
Median gross rent	$756	$744
Housing units	174	2,227
Homeownership rate	72.5%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	Russell
Population	365 → 355 (-2.7%)	4,525 → 4,258 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$47,625 → $52,500 (+10.2%)	$43,646 → $51,347 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $95,000 (+44.4%)	$99,200 → $109,400 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $756 (+4.3%)	$644 → $744 (+15.5%)

Gorham

Population

365355

Median household income

$47,625$52,500

Median home value

$65,800$95,000

Median gross rent

$725$756

Russell

Population

4,5254,258

Median household income

$43,646$51,347

Median home value

$99,200$109,400

Median gross rent

$644$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	Russell
Under 5	7.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	24.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	5.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	6.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.8%
75 and over	8.2%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
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%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	Russell
No high school diploma	3.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	57.7%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	Russell
Drove alone	93.4%	76.2%
Carpooled	1.6%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	Russell
1-unit, detached	83.3%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	Russell
Poverty rate	6.8%	18.8%
Average household size	2.50	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	18	13
Median year structure built	1966	1955