Gorham vs North Windham

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

Gorham and North Windham 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 5,633 in North Windham). Gorham has the higher median household income ($125,058 vs $86,972 in North Windham). Gorham has the higher median home value ($459,000 vs $309,900 in North Windham).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	North Windham
Population	7,365	5,633
Median age	38.2 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$125,058	$86,972
Median home value	$459,000	$309,900
Median gross rent	$1,518	$1,304
Housing units	2,559	2,606
Homeownership rate	79.3%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	North Windham
Population	6,759 → 7,365 (+9.0%)	6,131 → 5,633 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$69,171 → $125,058 (+80.8%)	$77,606 → $86,972 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$262,100 → $459,000 (+75.1%)	$229,500 → $309,900 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,009 → $1,518 (+50.4%)	$1,123 → $1,304 (+16.1%)

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

North Windham

Population

6,1315,633

Median household income

$77,606$86,972

Median home value

$229,500$309,900

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	North Windham
Under 5	2.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	11.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	24.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	21.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	15.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.2%
75 and over	7.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	North Windham
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	89.2%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	North Windham
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.2%
High school graduate	23.5%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	North Windham
Drove alone	60.4%	68.4%
Carpooled	3.0%	12.6%
Public transit	1.0%	0.8%
Walked	12.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	17.4%
Other means	2.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	North Windham
1-unit, detached	76.6%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.7%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	North Windham
Poverty rate	1.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1991	1979