Cordova vs Oakman

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

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

Cordova has the higher population (1,723 vs 872 in Oakman). Oakman has the higher median home value ($71,600 vs $62,800 in Cordova). Since 2019, Oakman's population has grown faster (+36.7% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Oakman
Population	1,723	872
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,190	—
Median home value	$62,800	$71,600
Median gross rent	$381	—
Housing units	814	444
Homeownership rate	67.7%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Oakman
Population	2,006 → 1,723 (-14.1%)	638 → 872 (+36.7%)
Median household income	$29,606 → $38,190 (+29.0%)	$19,500 → $24,578 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $62,800 (-2.0%)	$70,800 → $71,600 (+1.1%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $381 (-31.7%)	$464 → $413 (-11.0%)

Cordova

Population

2,0061,723

Median household income

$29,606$38,190

Median home value

$64,100$62,800

Median gross rent

$558$381

Oakman

Population

638872

Median household income

$19,500$24,578

Median home value

$70,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$464$413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Oakman
Under 5	2.1%	9.4%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	17.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	7.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	7.1%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.0%
75 and over	8.6%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Oakman
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	80.4%
Black or African American	6.8%	10.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Oakman
No high school diploma	24.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	35.9%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Oakman
Drove alone	75.4%	89.7%
Carpooled	18.4%	8.8%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Oakman
1-unit, detached	64.1%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Oakman
Poverty rate	21.2%	20.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	31	38
Median year structure built	1963	1981