Gorham, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

46%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gorham	Maine	National
Income per capita	$39,605	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$80,859	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$102,708	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$47,157	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,500	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,727	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.0%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gorham is 33% higher than the national average
The median household income in Gorham is 46% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gorham is 84% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Gorham is 80% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,900 $80,859 $161,718

City

$33,880 $50,826 $101,652

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Gorham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	4.6%	4.6%
Financial & insurance services	15.2%	15.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.1%	15.1%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	21.6%	21.6%
Other	21.9%	21.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cousins Island, ME	521	$167,601	203.0%
Falmouth Foreside, ME	1,550	$123,026	122.4%
Cumberland Center, ME	2,944	$107,703	94.7%
Falmouth, ME	1,877	$99,605	80.0%
North Windham, ME	5,651	$80,963	46.3%
Gorham, ME	7,322	$80,859	46.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Old Jefferson, LA	7,321	$74,681	35.0%
Winooski, VT	7,320	$56,236	1.7%
Whitewater Region, ON	7,320	n/a
Mills River, NC	7,319	$66,223	19.7%
Mexia, TX	7,319	$35,636	35.6%
Gorham, ME	7,322	$80,859	46.2%

Source: The Gorham, ME employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).