Gorham, IL Population

Overview

368

Total Population

22.6

Median age

57.07%

Female population %

75.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

84.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

42

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gorham's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gorham is 22.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gorham's population under 18 was 40.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gorham's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gorham, 38.32% were under the age of 15, 17.39% aged 15 to 29, 36.68% aged 30 to 64, 6.52% aged 65 to 84, and 1.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 more females than males in Gorham:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.07% females and 42.93% males in Gorham, IL.
The Gorham, IL gender ratio is 75.2:100 i.e. 75.2 men to 100 women (0.752).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 66.

Gorham's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gorham population: 88.86% are White, 1.90% are some other race and 9.24% are multiracial.
Gorham's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 42 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 326 (88.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gorham is White with a population of 327 (88.86% of the total population).

Gorham's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 256 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Gorham's population decreased by 19 (7.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gorham's population decreased by 66 (27.97%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gorham's population was lowest in year 2021 at 169.