Berlin vs Gorham

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

Berlin and Gorham are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berlin has the higher population (9,473 vs 2,044 in Gorham). Gorham has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $43,972 in Berlin). Gorham has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $113,500 in Berlin).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Gorham
Population	9,473	2,044
Median age	44.3 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,972	$60,417
Median home value	$113,500	$136,300
Median gross rent	$804	$774
Housing units	4,299	1,212
Homeownership rate	60.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Gorham
Population	10,221 → 9,473 (-7.3%)	1,489 → 2,044 (+37.3%)
Median household income	$39,130 → $43,972 (+12.4%)	$58,789 → $60,417 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $113,500 (+23.2%)	$139,100 → $136,300 (-2.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $804 (+7.2%)	$683 → $774 (+13.3%)

Berlin

Population

10,2219,473

Median household income

$39,130$43,972

Median home value

$92,100$113,500

Median gross rent

$750$804

Gorham

Population

1,4892,044

Median household income

$58,789$60,417

Median home value

$139,100$136,300

Median gross rent

$683$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Gorham
Under 5	4.3%	2.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	7.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.0%	5.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	15.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	19.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	20.0%
75 and over	7.3%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Gorham
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	97.1%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Gorham
No high school diploma	14.6%	1.7%
High school graduate	39.1%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Gorham
Drove alone	77.7%	82.9%
Carpooled	11.5%	10.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	1.1%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Gorham
1-unit, detached	51.6%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.8%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.2%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Gorham
Poverty rate	16.8%	6.6%
Average household size	2.13	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1938	1968