Gorham vs Lancaster

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

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

Lancaster has the higher population (2,264 vs 2,044 in Gorham). Lancaster has the higher median household income ($92,525 vs $60,417 in Gorham). Lancaster has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $136,300 in Gorham).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	Lancaster
Population	2,044	2,264
Median age	54.8 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,417	$92,525
Median home value	$136,300	$182,900
Median gross rent	$774	$872
Housing units	1,212	1,027
Homeownership rate	73.2%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	Lancaster
Population	1,489 → 2,044 (+37.3%)	1,797 → 2,264 (+26.0%)
Median household income	$58,789 → $60,417 (+2.8%)	$56,836 → $92,525 (+62.8%)
Median home value	$139,100 → $136,300 (-2.0%)	$126,900 → $182,900 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $774 (+13.3%)	$782 → $872 (+11.5%)

Gorham

Population

1,4892,044

Median household income

$58,789$60,417

Median home value

$139,100$136,300

Median gross rent

$683$774

Lancaster

Population

1,7972,264

Median household income

$56,836$92,525

Median home value

$126,900$182,900

Median gross rent

$782$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	Lancaster
Under 5	2.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	7.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	5.1%	19.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	19.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	20.0%	8.2%
75 and over	10.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	94.2%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	Lancaster
No high school diploma	1.7%	8.5%
High school graduate	45.6%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	Lancaster
Drove alone	82.9%	78.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.6%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	51.3%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	27.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	3.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	Lancaster
Poverty rate	6.6%	14.1%
Average household size	1.92	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1968	1938