Gray vs South Windham

A side-by-side comparison of Gray and South Windham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Windham has the higher population (1,047 vs 810 in Gray). South Windham has the higher median household income ($128,108 vs $125,838 in Gray). South Windham has the higher median home value ($325,700 vs $312,000 in Gray).

Population, income & housing

	Gray	South Windham
Population	810	1,047
Median age	34.0 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$125,838	$128,108
Median home value	$312,000	$325,700
Housing units	389	291
Homeownership rate	47.5%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gray	South Windham
Population	949 → 810 (-14.6%)	1,119 → 1,047 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$75,298 → $125,838 (+67.1%)	$41,905 → $128,108 (+205.7%)
Median home value	$208,000 → $312,000 (+50.0%)	$222,200 → $325,700 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $972 (-0.9%)	—

Gray

Population

949810

Median household income

$75,298$125,838

Median home value

$208,000$312,000

Median gross rent

$981$972

South Windham

Population

1,1191,047

Median household income

$41,905$128,108

Median home value

$222,200$325,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gray	South Windham
Under 5	11.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	1.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	29.1%
35 to 44	31.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.0%
55 to 64	4.6%	18.8%
65 to 74	5.6%	9.7%
75 and over	8.1%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gray	South Windham
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	84.9%
Black or African American	3.5%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gray	South Windham
No high school diploma	5.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	14.4%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gray	South Windham
Drove alone	93.2%	64.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	18.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gray	South Windham
1-unit, detached	42.2%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.6%	31.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.8%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Gray	South Windham
Poverty rate	3.5%	11.9%
Average household size	2.36	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1952	1987