Gorham vs Groveton

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

Gorham and Groveton 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 871 in Groveton). Gorham has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $53,625 in Groveton). Gorham has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $109,700 in Groveton).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	Groveton
Population	2,044	871
Median age	54.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,417	$53,625
Median home value	$136,300	$109,700
Median gross rent	$774	$900
Housing units	1,212	411
Homeownership rate	73.2%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	Groveton
Population	1,489 → 2,044 (+37.3%)	1,221 → 871 (-28.7%)
Median household income	$58,789 → $60,417 (+2.8%)	$43,315 → $53,625 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$139,100 → $136,300 (-2.0%)	$70,600 → $109,700 (+55.4%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $774 (+13.3%)	$685 → $900 (+31.4%)

Gorham

Population

1,4892,044

Median household income

$58,789$60,417

Median home value

$139,100$136,300

Median gross rent

$683$774

Groveton

Population

1,221871

Median household income

$43,315$53,625

Median home value

$70,600$109,700

Median gross rent

$685$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	Groveton
Under 5	2.3%	8.3%
5 to 17	7.9%	19.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	5.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	18.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	5.9%
55 to 64	19.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	20.0%	10.6%
75 and over	10.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	Groveton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	Groveton
No high school diploma	1.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	45.6%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	Groveton
Drove alone	82.9%	81.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	Groveton
1-unit, detached	51.3%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	27.5%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	12.4%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	Groveton
Poverty rate	6.6%	18.4%
Average household size	1.92	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1968	1951