Cordova vs Dora

A side-by-side comparison of Cordova and Dora: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dora has the higher population (2,617 vs 1,723 in Cordova). Dora has the higher median household income ($61,276 vs $38,190 in Cordova). Dora has the higher median home value ($150,100 vs $62,800 in Cordova).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Dora
Population	1,723	2,617
Median age	38.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,190	$61,276
Median home value	$62,800	$150,100
Median gross rent	$381	$769
Housing units	814	971
Homeownership rate	67.7%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Dora
Population	2,006 → 1,723 (-14.1%)	2,209 → 2,617 (+18.5%)
Median household income	$29,606 → $38,190 (+29.0%)	$35,536 → $61,276 (+72.4%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $62,800 (-2.0%)	$103,700 → $150,100 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $381 (-31.7%)	$543 → $769 (+41.6%)

Cordova

Population

2,0061,723

Median household income

$29,606$38,190

Median home value

$64,100$62,800

Median gross rent

$558$381

Dora

Population

2,2092,617

Median household income

$35,536$61,276

Median home value

$103,700$150,100

Median gross rent

$543$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Dora
Under 5	2.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.1%	19.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.3%
75 and over	8.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Dora
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	70.0%
Black or African American	6.8%	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Dora
No high school diploma	24.8%	30.1%
High school graduate	35.9%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Dora
Drove alone	75.4%	74.4%
Carpooled	18.4%	17.4%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Dora
1-unit, detached	64.1%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	17.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	21.3%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Dora
Poverty rate	21.2%	14.3%
Average household size	2.55	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1963	1973