Language Spoken At Home in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,655 | 100% |
English only | 6,275 | 94.3% |
Language other than English | 380 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 116 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 63 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 276 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 86 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 9 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 32 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,983 | 100% |
American | 486 | 7.0% |
Arab | 8 | 0.1% |
Czech | 10 | 0.1% |
Danish | 15 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 84 | 1.2% |
English | 1,474 | 21.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,093 | 15.7% |
French Canadian | 339 | 4.9% |
German | 787 | 11.3% |
Greek | 16 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 31 | 0.4% |
Irish | 1,694 | 24.3% |
Italian | 596 | 8.5% |
Lithuanian | 59 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 55 | 0.8% |
Polish | 214 | 3.1% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.1% |
Russian | 149 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 153 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 406 | 5.8% |
Slovak | 21 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 159 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 37 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 25 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,195 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,476 | 67.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 796 | 36.3% |
Married-couple family | 1,134 | 51.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 563 | 25.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 91 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 75 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 251 | 11.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 158 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 719 | 32.8% |
Householder living alone | 591 | 26.9% |
65 years and over | 212 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 807 | 36.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 487 | 22.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,348 | 100% |
Householder | 2,195 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 1,173 | 21.9% |
Child | 1,603 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 141 | 2.6% |
Nonrelatives | 236 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 135 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,711 | 100% |
Never married | 1,217 | 44.9% |
Now married, except separated | 1,179 | 43.5% |
Separated | 19 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 52 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 244 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,160 | 100% |
Never married | 1,340 | 42.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,216 | 38.5% |
Separated | 35 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 218 | 6.9% |
Divorced | 351 | 11.1% |
Fertility in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 34 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 23 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 0 | 0.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 0 | 0% |
Who are female | 0 | 0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0% |
School Enrollment in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,103 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 151 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 13 | 0.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 707 | 22.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 329 | 10.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,903 | 61.3% |
Educational Attainment in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,773 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 34 | 0.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 56 | 1.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 779 | 20.6% |
Some college, no degree | 657 | 17.4% |
Associate's degree | 385 | 10.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,157 | 30.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 705 | 18.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 49.4% |
Veteran Status in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,618 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 273 | 4.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,879 | 100% |
With a disability | 688 | 10.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,365 | 100% |
With a disability | 78 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 4,826 | 100% |
With a disability | 388 | 8.0% |
65 years and over | 688 | 100% |
With a disability | 222 | 32.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,960 | 100% |
Same house | 5,035 | 72.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,911 | 27.5% |
Same county | 858 | 12.3% |
Different county | 1,053 | 15.1% |
Same state | 555 | 8.0% |
Different state | 498 | 7.2% |
Abroad | 14 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,983 | 100% |
Native | 6,885 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 6,701 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 3,881 | 55.6% |
Different state | 2,820 | 40.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 184 | 2.6% |
Foreign born | 98 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 98 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 54 | 55.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 44 | 44.9% |
Year of Entry in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 282 | 100% |
Native | 184 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 184 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 98 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 25.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 73 | 74.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gorham
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 98 | 100% |
Europe | 33 | 33.7% |
Asia | 17 | 17.3% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 15 | 15.3% |
Latin America | 25 | 25.5% |
Northern America | 8 | 8.2% |