Gordon is a city of 323 people in Alabama. At a median age of 55.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 31.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $86,700. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Older
median age 55.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% 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 Gordon
What changed most since 1990
Median age30.3 → 55.4(+25.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants69.8% → 54.7%(−15.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population513 → 323(−37%)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)11.8%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.9%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era76.5%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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
Gordon, decade by decade
Gordon 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
513
$40,093
$66,242
2.2%
47.5
2000
408
$30,817
$71,773
2.9%
50.3
2010
332
$27,464
$68,620
6.9%
46.4
2020
294
$49,239
$49,451
1.7%
61.6
2024
323
–
$86,700
4.0%
46.5
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.
