With 1,723 people, Gordo is a city in Alabama. This skews young, with a median age of 23.8. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $118,900, having risen by half since 2000. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $528 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,569, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gordo
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.7 → 23.8(−9.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate29.9% → 14.9%(−15.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share42.1% → 52.8%(+10.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)68.5%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.8%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.5%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.8%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 111 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
Gordo, decade by decade
Gordo 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
1,918
$42,232
$92,643
9.8%
61.3
2000
1,677
$43,379
$121,687
9.7%
62.9
2010
1,750
$31,148
$135,513
11.3%
64.5
2020
1,628
$46,254
$143,021
16.0%
68.5
2024
1,723
$47,569
$118,900
17.3%
68.4
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.
