Colebrook vs Gorham

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

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

Gorham has the higher population (2,044 vs 1,143 in Colebrook). Gorham has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $43,125 in Colebrook). Colebrook has the higher median home value ($151,700 vs $136,300 in Gorham).

Population, income & housing

	Colebrook	Gorham
Population	1,143	2,044
Median age	53.9 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$60,417
Median home value	$151,700	$136,300
Median gross rent	$740	$774
Housing units	704	1,212
Homeownership rate	56.0%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colebrook	Gorham
Population	998 → 1,143 (+14.5%)	1,489 → 2,044 (+37.3%)
Median household income	$38,438 → $43,125 (+12.2%)	$58,789 → $60,417 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $151,700 (+62.6%)	$139,100 → $136,300 (-2.0%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $740 (+8.8%)	$683 → $774 (+13.3%)

Colebrook

Population

9981,143

Median household income

$38,438$43,125

Median home value

$93,300$151,700

Median gross rent

$680$740

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)

	Colebrook	Gorham
Under 5	3.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	8.0%	7.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	5.1%
35 to 44	5.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	18.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	20.6%	19.1%
65 to 74	18.6%	20.0%
75 and over	10.0%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colebrook	Gorham
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colebrook	Gorham
No high school diploma	15.3%	1.7%
High school graduate	32.1%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colebrook	Gorham
Drove alone	75.0%	82.9%
Carpooled	16.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	1.1%
Other means	5.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colebrook	Gorham
1-unit, detached	34.8%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	6.8%
20 or more units	5.4%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Colebrook	Gorham
Poverty rate	15.1%	6.6%
Average household size	1.88	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1957	1968