Gorham, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,826 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Gorham, New Hampshire Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 903 (801 occupied: 549 owner occupied, 252 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1056 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $556 (lower quartile is $427, upper quartile is $660)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $487

Median gross rent in Gorham, NH in 2007: $606

Housing units in Gorham with a mortgage: 190 (36 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 168

Gorham,NH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,777 (it was $66,500 in 2000)

Gorham:	$133,777
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,333 - $186,098

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $152,180
Here: $152,180
State: $325,636

Townhouses or other attached units: $25,344
Here: $25,344
State: $264,940

In 2-unit structures: $188,169
Here: $188,169
State: $286,159

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $145,146
Here: $145,146
State: $259,257

Mobile homes: $21,634
Here: $21,634
State: $42,127

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,821

In family households: 1,470 (423 male householders, 89 female householders)
413 spouses, 510 children (494 natural, 16 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 351 (127 male householders (102 living alone)), 185 female householders (169 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 261 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 271 1-person, 41 2-persons.

287 married couples with children.
75 single-parent households (23 men, 52 women).

82.8% of residents of Gorham speak English at home.
16.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 98 (5.4%)
(58.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gorham, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 86 5 rooms: 134 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 93 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 51

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gorham, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 63 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 66 6 rooms: 23 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 19
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 66
1970 to 1979: 176
1960 to 1969: 99
1950 to 1959: 108
1940 to 1949: 52
1939 or earlier: 359

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gorham:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 215 3 bedrooms: 198 4 bedrooms: 95 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gorham:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 93 2 bedrooms: 122 3 bedrooms: 23 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Gorham in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 199 2 vehicles: 238 3 vehicles: 64 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Gorham in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 130 2 vehicles: 86 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gorham, NH:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 23
$80,000 to $89,999: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 15
$100,000 to $124,999: 71
$125,000 to $149,999: 77
$150,000 to $174,999: 82
$175,000 to $199,999: 70
$200,000 to $249,999: 51
$250,000 to $299,999: 21
$300,000 to $399,999: 9
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Gorham rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gorham:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 11
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 19
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 32
$550 to $599: 30
$600 to $649: 28
$650 to $699: 27
$700 to $749: 22
$750 to $799: 14
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 15

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 32 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 41

Gorham, NH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.6%
Number of people working at home: 27 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 185
5 to 9 minutes: 125
10 to 14 minutes: 129
15 to 19 minutes: 181
20 to 24 minutes: 130
25 to 29 minutes: 14
30 to 34 minutes: 14
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 55
45 to 59 minutes: 39
60 to 89 minutes: 19
90 or more minutes: 24

Gorham mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 806 (84%)
Carpooled: 80 (8%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 25 (3%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 27 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 94
$10,000 to $14,999: 86
$15,000 to $19,999: 69
$20,000 to $24,999: 68
$25,000 to $29,999: 66
$30,000 to $34,999: 72
$35,000 to $39,999: 68
$40,000 to $44,999: 27
$45,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 70
$60,000 to $74,999: 71
$75,000 to $99,999: 55
$100,000 to $124,999: 20
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 583

French Canadian: 229

Irish: 158

English: 132

United States or American: 125

Other groups: 84

Italian: 72

Canadian: 68

Scottish: 63

German: 50

Scotch-Irish: 30

Finnish: 17

Dutch: 15

Norwegian: 15

Welsh: 14

Swedish: 13

British: 12

Albanian: 8

Polish: 8

Portuguese: 6

Lithuanian: 5

Brazilian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Pakistan (30%)
Canada (26%)
France (16%)
El Salvador (16%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Philippines (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1188
Northeast: 442
Midwest: 32
South: 60
West: 6

70% of Gorham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in New Hampshire.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 230
Less than 1 year of college: 25
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 86
Associate degree: 88
Bachelor's degree: 57
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 45
High school graduate (or equivalency): 249
Less than 1 year of college: 69
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 70
Associate degree: 72
Bachelor's degree: 63
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,092
Asian householders: $12,448
Two or more races householders: $55,764

Gorham household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gorham marital status for males

Gorham marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,696
Asian householders: $133,466
Two or more races householders: $25,666

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 411
One, attached: 14
Two: 136
3 or 4: 86
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 21
20 to 49: 29
Mobile homes: 176

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,272

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gorham:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Utility gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	6.3%
New Hampshire:	8.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New Hampshire:	10.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	19.4%
New Hampshire:	36.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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