Gorham vs Oak Hill

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

Gorham and Oak Hill 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 5,365 in Oak Hill). Gorham has the higher median household income ($125,058 vs $92,967 in Oak Hill). Gorham has the higher median home value ($459,000 vs $404,600 in Oak Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	Oak Hill
Population	7,365	5,365
Median age	38.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$125,058	$92,967
Median home value	$459,000	$404,600
Median gross rent	$1,518	$1,618
Housing units	2,559	2,495
Homeownership rate	79.3%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	Oak Hill
Population	6,759 → 7,365 (+9.0%)	4,783 → 5,365 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$69,171 → $125,058 (+80.8%)	$80,988 → $92,967 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$262,100 → $459,000 (+75.1%)	$299,100 → $404,600 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,009 → $1,518 (+50.4%)	$1,253 → $1,618 (+29.1%)

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

Oak Hill

Population

4,7835,365

Median household income

$80,988$92,967

Median home value

$299,100$404,600

Median gross rent

$1,253$1,618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	Oak Hill
Under 5	2.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	24.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	13.4%
75 and over	7.2%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	Oak Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	93.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	Oak Hill
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	23.5%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	Oak Hill
Drove alone	60.4%	74.6%
Carpooled	3.0%	6.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	14.6%
Other means	2.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	Oak Hill
1-unit, detached	76.6%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	16.2%
20 or more units	9.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	Oak Hill
Poverty rate	1.9%	3.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	33	17
Median year structure built	1991	1991