Cumberland Center vs Gorham

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

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

Gorham has the higher population (7,365 vs 2,811 in Cumberland Center). Cumberland Center has the higher median household income ($145,208 vs $125,058 in Gorham). Cumberland Center has the higher median home value ($480,700 vs $459,000 in Gorham).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
Population	2,811	7,365
Median age	37.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$145,208	$125,058
Median home value	$480,700	$459,000
Median gross rent	$784	$1,518
Housing units	1,098	2,559
Homeownership rate	93.1%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.7%	51.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
Population	2,926 → 2,811 (-3.9%)	6,759 → 7,365 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$99,500 → $145,208 (+45.9%)	$69,171 → $125,058 (+80.8%)
Median home value	$332,000 → $480,700 (+44.8%)	$262,100 → $459,000 (+75.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,164 → $784 (-32.6%)	$1,009 → $1,518 (+50.4%)

Cumberland Center

Population

2,9262,811

Median household income

$99,500$145,208

Median home value

$332,000$480,700

Median gross rent

$1,164$784

Gorham

Population

6,7597,365

Median household income

$69,171$125,058

Median home value

$262,100$459,000

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,518

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
Under 5	8.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	23.6%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	24.7%
25 to 34	7.9%	9.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	20.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.0%
75 and over	2.8%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
No high school diploma	1.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	15.8%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
Drove alone	62.9%	60.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	3.0%
Public transit	2.5%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.9%	20.8%
Other means	1.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
1-unit, detached	86.2%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland Center	Gorham
Poverty rate	11.4%	1.9%
Average household size	2.86	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1979	1991