Columbia vs Gordon

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Gordon: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Gordon are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia has the higher population (769 vs 382 in Gordon). Columbia has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $41,458 in Gordon). Columbia has the higher median home value ($151,300 vs $75,000 in Gordon).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Gordon
Population	769	382
Median age	32.1 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$41,458
Median home value	$151,300	$75,000
Median gross rent	$777	$850
Housing units	358	219
Homeownership rate	79.1%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	30.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Gordon
Population	678 → 769 (+13.4%)	306 → 382 (+24.8%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $55,417 (+56.5%)	$33,750 → $41,458 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $151,300 (+126.8%)	$48,100 → $75,000 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $777 (+1.2%)	$590 → $850 (+44.1%)

Columbia

Population

678769

Median household income

$35,417$55,417

Median home value

$66,700$151,300

Median gross rent

$768$777

Gordon

Population

306382

Median household income

$33,750$41,458

Median home value

$48,100$75,000

Median gross rent

$590$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Gordon
Under 5	3.4%	1.0%
5 to 17	31.7%	8.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	18.5%	7.9%
35 to 44	7.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	5.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	22.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	19.1%
75 and over	10.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Gordon
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	24.6%
Black or African American	6.4%	72.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Gordon
No high school diploma	16.3%	30.7%
High school graduate	53.8%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Gordon
Drove alone	88.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	25.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	0.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Gordon
1-unit, detached	66.8%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	42.5%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Gordon
Poverty rate	11.7%	20.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1970	1981