Food Stamps in the Town of Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Cumberland County and the Town of Gorham
Town of Gorham
Cumberland County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$75,026.000000$61,902.000000$75,026.000000$75.0k6,148$24,512.000000$16,004.000000$24,512.000000$24.5k396$78,870.000000$68,865.000000$78,870.000000$78.9k5,752
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Cumberland County and the Town of Gorham
Town of Gorham
Cumberland County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.909091%41.848929%40.909091%40.9%8.329%8.33%16.161616%23.141676%16.161616%16.2%24.903%24.9%24.747475%13.641488%24.747475%24.7%7.045%7.05%55.555556%45.351372%55.555556%55.6%19.766%19.8%16.919192%28.771139%16.919192%16.9%2.874%2.87%36.111111%53.784292%36.111111%36.1%37.047%37.0%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Cumberland County and the Town of Gorham
Town of Gorham
Cumberland County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.997914%25.887000%30.997914%31.0%91.671%91.7%3.355355%4.431651%3.355355%3.4%75.097%75.1%22.479138%19.015741%22.479138%22.5%92.955%93.0%15.525035%19.129545%15.525035%15.5%80.234%80.2%39.360223%39.495630%39.360223%39.4%97.126%97.1%4.224618%6.273550%4.224618%4.2%62.953%63.0%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Cumberland County and the Town of Gorham
Town of Gorham
Cumberland County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Asian1100.000000%47.173489%100.000000%100.0%321,552.525253%1,553%26.168224%19.662921%26.168224%26.2%28406.268290%406%6.441119%11.287764%6.441119%6.4%396100.000000%100%5.669929%9.833419%5.669929%5.7%33688.027081%88%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.304721%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%56.712565%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.854305%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Gorham

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

There are 68 county subdivisions in the Portland Area. This section compares the Town of Gorham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Gorham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,788.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Gorham, selected other county subdivisions in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Town of Gorham
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of LimerickLimerickBiddefordSanfordTown of LimingtonLimingtonBathWestbrookPortlandMaineTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of RichmondRichmondTown of North BerwickN BerwickTown of BridgtonBridgtonTown of CascoTown of HarrisonHarrisonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AlfredAlfredNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickCumberland CountyCumberlandTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BowdoinhamBowdoinhamTown of HollisHollisTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BowdoinBowdoinTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of NaplesNaplesTown of RaymondRaymondTown of WellsTown of LymanTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of ArundelArundelTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KennebunkportKennebunkportTown of New GloucesterNew GloucesterTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HarpswellHarpswellTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of WoolwichWoolwichTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of North YarmouthN YarmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland24.569790%24.569790%24.6%257124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068223.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032320.676968%20.676968%20.7%281420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%708815.918098%15.918098%15.9%241914.988558%14.988558%15.0%2621014.566929%14.566929%14.6%2961114.248705%14.248705%14.2%2201213.972380%13.972380%14.0%1721313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.895175%12.895175%12.9%1551412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%11.587053%11.6%9631611.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.257976%11.257976%11.3%2471711.038012%11.038012%11.0%1511810.653105%10.653105%10.7%1991910.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072010.344828%10.344828%10.3%285219.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.370780%9.370780%9.4%347238.992806%8.992806%9.0%125248.790199%8.790199%8.8%287258.493696%8.493696%8.5%256268.492823%8.492823%8.5%142278.378970%8.378970%8.4%153288.175814%8.175814%8.2%359297.985481%7.985481%8.0%132307.158672%7.158672%7.2%194317.101281%7.101281%7.1%122326.701445%6.701445%6.7%167336.622208%6.622208%6.6%427346.504065%6.504065%6.5%208356.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%396366.378684%6.378684%6.4%316376.256921%6.256921%6.3%226385.928339%5.928339%5.9%91395.310574%5.310574%5.3%112405.173210%5.173210%5.2%224414.927007%4.927007%4.9%108424.683038%4.683038%4.7%164434.606299%4.606299%4.6%351444.218750%4.218750%4.2%54453.967119%3.967119%4.0%222462.967437%2.967437%3.0%113472.508726%2.508726%2.5%115481.849112%1.849112%1.8%25490.927578%0.927578%0.9%2650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Town of Gorham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Gorham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Gorham, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Gorham
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonEllsworthMaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewerTown of LisbonLisbonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickCumberland CountyCumberlandTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickTown of OronoSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of WellsTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HampdenHampdenTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland32.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284128.730859%28.730859%28.7%1,107226.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153325.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,153424.829674%24.829674%24.8%984524.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,476624.395048%24.395048%24.4%867724.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068824.253521%24.253521%24.3%861923.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321023.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481122.771903%22.771903%22.8%6031221.252715%21.252715%21.3%5871320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0451420.558831%20.558831%20.6%8021520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5681619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8431719.305302%19.305302%19.3%5281818.334810%18.334810%18.3%6211916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.219370%16.219370%16.2%4172015.942355%15.942355%15.9%7082115.631894%15.631894%15.6%4962215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5872314.192819%14.192819%14.2%5022413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2992511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%11.587053%11.6%9632611.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.257976%11.257976%11.3%2472710.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072810.344828%10.344828%10.3%2852910.246040%10.246040%10.2%304309.877956%9.877956%9.9%777319.370780%9.370780%9.4%347328.790199%8.790199%8.8%287338.493696%8.493696%8.5%256348.175814%8.175814%8.2%359357.158672%7.158672%7.2%194366.701445%6.701445%6.7%167376.622208%6.622208%6.6%427386.504065%6.504065%6.5%208396.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%396406.378684%6.378684%6.4%316416.256921%6.256921%6.3%226425.173210%5.173210%5.2%224434.872727%4.872727%4.9%134444.683038%4.683038%4.7%164454.606299%4.606299%4.6%351463.967119%3.967119%4.0%222472.967437%2.967437%3.0%113482.508726%2.508726%2.5%115490.927578%0.927578%0.9%2650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Gorham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Gorham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Gorham, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Gorham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamTown of GorhamGorhamTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Gorham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Gorham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Gorham, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Gorham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMaineFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSeattlePortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamTown of GorhamGorhamNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.441119%6.441119%6.4%3966.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Maine
County:
Cumberland
Metro Area:
Portland Area
Unincorporated Places:
Gorham, Little Falls
ZIP Code:
04038
Unified School District:
Gorham
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-30
State House Districts:
ME-26, ME-27
Neighboring Towns:
Buxton, Scarborough, Standish, Windham
Nearby Towns:
Cumberland, Dayton, Falmouth, Frye Island, Gray, Hollis, Limington, Old Orchard Beach