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A town of 1,591, settled in 1892.

Population
1,591
Census survey, 2020–24
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
80
A commuter town

Is Gorman a good place to live?

Gorman’s best subject grade is a B+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. 11% of residents are 65 or older in Gorman, below both North Carolina’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%). 12% of the land in Gorman is conserved, above both North Carolina’s towns (3.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land, 121 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. Gorman has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDWalkabilityCHealthCJobs & income
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Gorman for work

Where Gorman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

45% → Durham Durham 45% 13% → Raleigh Raleigh 13% 6% → Chapel Hill Chapel Hill 6% 5% → Cary Cary 5% 2% → Morrisville Morrisville 2% 2% → Charlotte Charlotte 2% Gorman · 0% stay
80jobs based in Gorman
0%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Gorman grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Gorman is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 0% of households have no carDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 73% of U.S. towns; Duke Regional Hospital 5.1 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$47K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsC+Open →Cost of livingHome prices against what area households earnC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailB+Open →HistoryC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.5; 22% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Lenovo Center and 23 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gorman. Close and well known come first.

All 37 attractions →
17 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center17 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium16 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium10 mi LandmarkBennett Place State Historic Site18 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park17 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Bennett Place State Historic Site: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0 · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Gorman: who provides what

Gorman is unincorporated, so Durham County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Durham water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesDurham CountyDurham County provides services here
SchoolsDurham Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn North Carolina you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person with same-day registration during the early voting period, or by mail (postmarked 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDurham County Board of ElectionsDurham County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP code2770427704 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Gorman.

SchoolsC+

Gorman’s public schools trail 63% of North Carolina districts

Its public schools are run by the Durham Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.

37%of NC districts it outscoresC+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Glenn ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5455D−
Full pageGorman’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsDurham Public SchoolsVs. the neighborsBehind its graded neighborEvery school2 schools · Glenn ElementaryQuestions“Are Gorman’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

About half of Gorman’s working residents commute to Durham

Most working residents leave Gorman for work: only 0% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Gorman. Jobs based in Gorman fell to 80 in 2023, 73 fewer than in 2013.

0%work in town
GormanNorth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line19%13%9.6%
Average trip to work24 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Gorman0%
Durham45%
Raleigh13%
Chapel Hill6%
Cary5%
11 mi
median commute distance
80
jobs based in Gorman
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns
Full pageGorman’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here80 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in GormanCommute times24 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

A larger share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Gorman than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country

20% of Gorman adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Gorman beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 25% of Gorman adults say their health is fair or poor.

27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
GormanNorth Carolina townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)20%10%8.1%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)25%19%19%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)22%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%24%25%
32 measures vs. North Carolina
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outGormanNC
More uninsured adults19.5%10.4%
More adults facing food insecurity21.5%15.2%
More adults facing housing insecurity16.4%12.2%
Duke Regional Hospital
5.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageGorman’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby5.1 miles to an ER · Duke Regional HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than NC on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Gorman has mild winters and hot summers

Gorman has mild winters and warm summers. Gorman’s July high is 90°F.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–53°
Spring46–71°
Summer66–88°
Fall48–72°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageGorman’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 29°Rain & snow2″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

12.2%conserved
12.2%
conserved · 222 of 1,821 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land1.2 mi121
Full pageGorman’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.2 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk1.2 miles of trail · Butner-Falls of Neuse Game LandConserved land12.2% conserved · 222 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Gorman?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Moderate risk in Gorman, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes
Full pageGorman’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters21 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HousingCost of living grade C+

The median home in Gorman sells for about $358K

The median rent in Gorman is $1,311 a month.

$358Kmedian sale price
GormanNorth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home61%67%73%
Median rent$1,311 a month$1,085 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in April
Full pageGorman’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 7.6 years of incomeRents$1,311 a month · Median rentVs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighbor

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gorman

17pages on Gorman
The big questions
SchoolsC+Behind 63% of NC districts · 2 schoolsHealthCBetter than NC on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingC+Work & commuteC$47K median household income · 80 jobs hereNatural hazardsB−FEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsB+1 mi of trails · 12% conserved landPlacesAttractions37 nearby · Museum of Life and Science 5 miLibraryBragtown Branch LibraryCollegesDurham Technical Community College is 6.2 mi away
The story
HistoryC−Settled 1892Climate90° summer highs · 2″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Gorman

Durham Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Durham6.2 mi$1,986 in-state tuitionNorth Carolina Central UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Durham6.9 mi$6,699 in-state tuitionWatts College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Durham7.6 mi

About 0 of every 100 Gorman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Gorman

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

Gorman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gorman had a population of 1,104.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.9 sq mi
Elevation
361 ft

Gorman’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Gorman.

Explore the map →
DurhamDurhamGorman
Durham
SW · 45% of Gorman workers commute here
Visit
How the neighbors grade
TownNC rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Gorman——C+—C+C
Durham#179C−C−DC+A−

Gorman has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Gorman reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Gorman with a neighbor →