With 248 people, Gorham is a city in Illinois. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $26,100. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 33% less than in Illinois as a whole. Renters pay $571 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,938, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gorham
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$43,441 → $26,100(−40%)US over the same years: +67%
White share100.0% → 96.4%(−3.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population279 → 248(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.3%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gorham, decade by decade
Gorham population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
279
$43,715
$43,441
9.4%
0.0
2000
256
$41,443
$39,712
2.5%
3.8
2010
236
$37,314
$41,143
0.0%
5.2
2020
173
$32,953
$32,483
6.2%
25.2
2024
248
$55,938
$26,100
6.6%
8.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
