Gordo

Population: 1,435
Median household income: $46,863
Median home value: $125,300

Gordo, a community in Pickens County, Alabama, has 1,435 residents. The median household income of $46,863 is in line with the Pickens County median ($47,014).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gordo's population declined 13.6% from 1,660 to 1,435, while its median home value rose 11.0% from $112,900 to $125,300.

Households average 2.74 people. The median gross rent is $523.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,435
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,863
Median home value: $125,300
Median gross rent: $523
Housing units: 638
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6601,435

Median household income

$31,466$46,863

Median home value

$112,900$125,300

Median gross rent

$406$523

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,660	$31,466	$112,900	$406
2020	1,464	$38,162	$118,000	$511
2021	1,599	$42,449	$112,300	$501
2022	1,874	$54,688	$121,700	$551
2023	1,435	$46,863	$125,300	$523

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2421.4%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	4.1%
5 to 17	255	17.8%
18 to 24	307	21.4%
25 to 34	83	5.8%
35 to 44	154	10.7%
45 to 54	133	9.3%
55 to 64	188	13.1%
65 to 74	132	9.2%
75 and over	124	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	703	49.0%
Black or African American	652	45.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	15.8%
High school graduate	284	34.9%
Some college or associate's	256	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	87	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	58	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone91.1%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	581	91.1%
Carpooled	24	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185	30.6%
15 to 29 min	30	5.0%
30 to 44 min	197	32.6%
45 to 59 min	112	18.5%
60+ min	81	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 16.1% (231 of 1,435)

	Count	Share
Family households	307	58.7%
Nonfamily households	216	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	523	82.0%
Vacant	115	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	66.0%
Renter-occupied	178	34.0%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	439	68.8%
1-unit, attached	7	1.1%
2 to 4 units	98	15.4%
5 to 19 units	50	7.8%
20 or more units	17	2.7%
Mobile home & other	27	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0130736
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.3223, -87.9037