Gordo vs Macedonia

A side-by-side comparison of Gordo and Macedonia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gordo has the higher population (1,435 vs 342 in Macedonia). Gordo has the higher median home value ($125,300 vs $93,700 in Macedonia). Since 2019, Macedonia's population has grown faster (+71.0% vs -13.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Gordo	Macedonia
Population	1,435	342
Median age	36.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,863	—
Median home value	$125,300	$93,700
Median gross rent	$523	—
Housing units	638	176
Homeownership rate	66.0%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	35.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordo	Macedonia
Population	1,660 → 1,435 (-13.6%)	200 → 342 (+71.0%)
Median household income	$31,466 → $46,863 (+48.9%)	$44,038 → $63,947 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$112,900 → $125,300 (+11.0%)	$80,400 → $93,700 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$406 → $523 (+28.8%)	—

Gordo

Population

1,6601,435

Median household income

$31,466$46,863

Median home value

$112,900$125,300

Median gross rent

$406$523

Macedonia

Population

200342

Median household income

$44,038$63,947

Median home value

$80,400$93,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gordo	Macedonia
Under 5	4.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	28.9%
18 to 24	21.4%	11.4%
25 to 34	5.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	5.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	21.3%
75 and over	8.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordo	Macedonia
White (non-Hispanic)	49.0%	8.5%
Black or African American	45.4%	91.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gordo	Macedonia
No high school diploma	15.8%	30.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordo	Macedonia
Drove alone	91.1%	89.2%
Carpooled	3.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	10.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordo	Macedonia
1-unit, detached	68.8%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	68.8%

Poverty & households

	Gordo	Macedonia
Poverty rate	16.1%	13.5%
Average household size	2.74	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	33	58
Median year structure built	1968	1996