Gorham vs South Portland

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

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

South Portland has the higher population (26,780 vs 7,365 in Gorham). Gorham has the higher median household income ($125,058 vs $84,563 in South Portland). Gorham has the higher median home value ($459,000 vs $405,800 in South Portland).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	South Portland
Population	7,365	26,780
Median age	38.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$125,058	$84,563
Median home value	$459,000	$405,800
Median gross rent	$1,518	$1,648
Housing units	2,559	12,738
Homeownership rate	79.3%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	49.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	South Portland
Population	6,759 → 7,365 (+9.0%)	25,548 → 26,780 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$69,171 → $125,058 (+80.8%)	$69,290 → $84,563 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$262,100 → $459,000 (+75.1%)	$257,200 → $405,800 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,009 → $1,518 (+50.4%)	$1,305 → $1,648 (+26.3%)

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

South Portland

Population

25,54826,780

Median household income

$69,290$84,563

Median home value

$257,200$405,800

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,648

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	South Portland
Under 5	2.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.2%	10.6%
18 to 24	24.7%	11.1%
25 to 34	9.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.1%
75 and over	7.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	South Portland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	82.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.3%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	South Portland
No high school diploma	1.9%	4.6%
High school graduate	23.5%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	South Portland
Drove alone	60.4%	71.9%
Carpooled	3.0%	4.5%
Public transit	1.0%	1.1%
Walked	12.2%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	20.8%	15.9%
Other means	2.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	South Portland
1-unit, detached	76.6%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	8.2%
20 or more units	9.4%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	South Portland
Poverty rate	1.9%	6.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1991	1964