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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gorham is $27,382, which is lower than the state average of $33,821 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Gorham median household income is $53,224, which has grown by 67.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.39% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Gorham residents spend 15.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #49

Gorham, NH	27,382 USD
New Hampshire	33,821 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gorham, NH	27,269 USD
New Hampshire	35,009 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gorham, NH	35,991 USD
New Hampshire	41,976 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gorham, NH	19,221 USD
New Hampshire	28,723 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #39

Gorham, NH	53,224 USD
New Hampshire	65,986 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gorham, NH	58,249 USD
New Hampshire	84,480 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #3

Gorham, NH	67.30%
New Hampshire	33.39%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Gorham, NH		New Hampshire		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.60%	$10,238, see rank	25.04%	$16,109	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.08%	$17,667, see rank	30.31%	$18,482	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.94%	$1,176, see rank	2.80%	$3,506	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.50%	$12,672, see rank	17.84%	$23,544	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Gorham, NH	63,953 USD
New Hampshire	80,812 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gorham, NH	68,921 USD
New Hampshire	98,683 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Gorham, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
White	$53,224, see rank	$66,212	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Gorham, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
less than 25	$31,625, see rank	$34,016	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,385, see rank	$73,372	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,375, see rank	$79,429	$65,027
65 or over	$26,625, see rank	$41,786	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Gorham, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,271, see rank	1,080,795	248,775,628
Male¹	617, 48.54%, see rank	48.99%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	463, 75.04%, see rank	73.47%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	463, 75.04%, see rank	73.23%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	456, 98.49%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 1.51%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	154, 24.96%, see rank	26.53%	30.72%
Female¹	654, 51.46%, see rank	51.01%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	405, 61.93%, see rank	64.16%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	405, 61.93%, see rank	64.14%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	405, 100.00%, see rank	94.28%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.72%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	249, 38.07%, see rank	35.84%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Gorham, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	861, 100%	676,708	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	732, 85.02%, see rank	81.28%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	71, 8.25%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	45, 5.23%, see rank	2.92%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.22%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13, 1.51%, see rank	5.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gorham, NH	15.0 minutes
New Hampshire	26.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Gorham, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	861	693,329	143,435,233
Male¹	456, 52.96%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89, 19.52%, see rank	36.02%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	115, 25.22%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 15.13%, see rank	17.83%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.63%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	50, 10.96%, see rank	9.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 15.79%, see rank	15.93%	17.94%
Female¹	405, 47.04%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	155, 38.27%, see rank	43.41%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	118, 29.14%, see rank	18.50%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	132, 32.59%, see rank	31.65%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Gorham, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	861, 100%	693,329	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 0.58%, see rank	0.87%	1.96%
Construction	52, 6.04%, see rank	7.10%	6.17%
Manufacturing	52, 6.04%, see rank	12.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	21, 2.44%, see rank	3.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	160, 18.58%, see rank	12.55%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18, 2.09%, see rank	3.89%	4.93%
Information	10, 1.16%, see rank	2.11%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	32, 3.72%, see rank	6.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	22, 2.56%, see rank	10.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	247, 28.69%, see rank	24.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	89, 10.34%, see rank	8.51%	9.49%
Public Administration	66, 7.67%, see rank	3.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	87, 10.10%, see rank	4.26%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Gorham, NH	%	New Hampshire	U.S.
Population in Poverty	98	6.44%, see rank	8.85%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17	3.67%, see rank	5.70%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.