Cordova vs Jasper

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (14,480 vs 1,723 in Cordova). Jasper has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $38,190 in Cordova). Jasper has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $62,800 in Cordova).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Jasper
Population	1,723	14,480
Median age	38.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,190	$66,250
Median home value	$62,800	$208,000
Median gross rent	$381	$722
Housing units	814	6,109
Homeownership rate	67.7%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Jasper
Population	2,006 → 1,723 (-14.1%)	13,649 → 14,480 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$29,606 → $38,190 (+29.0%)	$49,201 → $66,250 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $62,800 (-2.0%)	$150,300 → $208,000 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $381 (-31.7%)	$625 → $722 (+15.5%)

Cordova

Population

2,0061,723

Median household income

$29,606$38,190

Median home value

$64,100$62,800

Median gross rent

$558$381

Jasper

Population

13,64914,480

Median household income

$49,201$66,250

Median home value

$150,300$208,000

Median gross rent

$625$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Jasper
Under 5	2.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.1%	18.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	12.3%
75 and over	8.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Jasper
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	80.0%
Black or African American	6.8%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Jasper
No high school diploma	24.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	35.9%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Jasper
Drove alone	75.4%	86.8%
Carpooled	18.4%	7.5%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Jasper
1-unit, detached	64.1%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	9.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Jasper
Poverty rate	21.2%	15.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1963	1978