Cordova

Population: 1,723
Median household income: $38,190
Median home value: $62,800

Cordova is a community in Walker County, Alabama, home to 1,723 residents. Its median household income of $38,190 runs below the Walker County figure of $54,509.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cordova's population declined 14.1% from 2,006 to 1,723, while its median home value fell 2.0% from $64,100 to $62,800.

Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,723
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $38,190
Median home value: $62,800
Median gross rent: $381
Housing units: 814
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0061,723

Median household income

$29,606$38,190

Median home value

$64,100$62,800

Median gross rent

$558$381

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,006	$29,606	$64,100	$558
2020	1,655	$30,919	$66,400	$452
2021	1,709	$35,764	$62,200	$415
2022	1,971	$36,339	$76,400	$340
2023	1,723	$38,190	$62,800	$381

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	2.1%
5 to 17	363	21.1%
18 to 24	75	4.4%
25 to 34	252	14.6%
35 to 44	201	11.7%
45 to 54	216	12.5%
55 to 64	191	11.1%
65 to 74	240	13.9%
75 and over	148	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,478	85.8%
Black or African American	117	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	111	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.8%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	309	24.8%
High school graduate	448	35.9%
Some college or associate's	423	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	36	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled18.4%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.4%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	442	75.4%
Carpooled	108	18.4%
Public transit	13	2.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	14	2.4%
Worked from home	9	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	145	25.1%
15 to 29 min	215	37.3%
30 to 44 min	57	9.9%
45 to 59 min	92	15.9%
60+ min	68	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 21.2% (340 of 1,602)

	Count	Share
Family households	384	61.1%
Nonfamily households	244	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	628	77.1%
Vacant	186	22.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	425	67.7%
Renter-occupied	203	32.3%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	522	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	97	11.9%
5 to 19 units	101	12.4%
20 or more units	12	1.5%
Mobile home & other	82	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0117368
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 33.7618, -87.1994