U.S. Beacon April 26, 2024

Gorham, ME

Cumberland County, Maine

Latitude: 43.680640     Longitude: -70.441489
Population 4,164 (2000)
Elevation of Gorham, Maine: 433 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2328205, place: Gorham CDP, Maine)

Total Population: 4,164
Male: 1,925 (46.23%)
Female: 2,239 (53.77%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 157 (3.77%)
5 to 9 years: 185 (4.44%)
10 to 14 years: 242 (5.81%)
15 to 19 years: 731 (17.56%)
20 to 24 years: 686 (16.47%)
25 to 34 years: 362 (8.69%)
35 to 44 years: 461 (11.07%)
45 to 54 years: 465 (11.17%)
55 to 59 years: 138 (3.31%)
60 to 64 years: 97 (2.33%)
65 to 74 years: 261 (6.27%)
75 to 84 years: 228 (5.48%)
85 years and over: 151 (3.63%)

Median age: 27.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,461 (83.12%)
21 years and over: 2,538 (60.95%)
62 years and over: 698 (16.76%)
65 years and over: 640 (15.37%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,461 (83.12%)
--Male: 1,574 (37.8%)
--Female: 1,887 (45.32%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 640 (15.37%)
--Male: 234 (5.62%)
--Female: 406 (9.75%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 4,130 (99.18%)
--White: 4,005 (96.18%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 32 (0.77%)
--Black or African American: 23 (0.55%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 25 (0.6%)
--Asian: 46 (1.1%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.1%)
----Chinese: 9 (0.22%)
----Filipino: 4 (0.1%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 16 (0.38%)
----Vietnamese: 5 (0.12%)
----Other Asian: 8 (0.19%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 6 (0.14%)
Two or more Races: 34 (0.82%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 32 (0.77%)
--Mexican: 7 (0.17%)
--Puerto Rican: 4 (0.1%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 21 (0.5%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,132 (99.23%)
--White Alone: 4,005 (96.18%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 3,052 (73.29%)
--Householder: 1,317 (31.63%)
--Spouse: 629 (15.11%)
--Child: 829 (19.91%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 652 (15.66%)
--Other relatives: 88 (2.11%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 35 (0.84%)
--Nonrelatives: 189 (4.54%)
----Unmarried partner: 81 (1.95%)
Living in group quarters: 1,112 (26.71%)
--Institutionalized Population: 65 (1.56%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1,047 (25.14%)
Total households: 1,317
Family households (families): 783 (59.45%)
----With own children under 18 years: 354 (26.88%)
--Married-couple families: 629 (47.76%)
----With own children under 18 years: 264 (20.05%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 115 (8.73%)
----With own children under 18 years: 68 (5.16%)
Nonfamily households: 534 (40.55%)
--Householder living alone: 428 (32.5%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 235 (17.84%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 381 (28.93%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 436 (33.11%)
Average household size: 2.32 people
Average family size: 2.97 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,371
Occupied housing units: 1,317 (96.06%)
Vacant housing units: 54 (3.94%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 8 (0.58%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.5%
Occupied housing units: 1,317 (96.06%)
Owner occupied housing units: 851 (62.07%)
Renter occupied housing units: 466 (33.99%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.59 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.82 people

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