Cordova vs Sumiton

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

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

Sumiton has the higher population (2,506 vs 1,723 in Cordova). Sumiton has the higher median household income ($62,226 vs $38,190 in Cordova). Sumiton has the higher median home value ($176,500 vs $62,800 in Cordova).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Sumiton
Population	1,723	2,506
Median age	38.9 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,190	$62,226
Median home value	$62,800	$176,500
Median gross rent	$381	$765
Housing units	814	1,299
Homeownership rate	67.7%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Sumiton
Population	2,006 → 1,723 (-14.1%)	2,472 → 2,506 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$29,606 → $38,190 (+29.0%)	$44,293 → $62,226 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $62,800 (-2.0%)	$128,900 → $176,500 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $381 (-31.7%)	$534 → $765 (+43.3%)

Cordova

Population

2,0061,723

Median household income

$29,606$38,190

Median home value

$64,100$62,800

Median gross rent

$558$381

Sumiton

Population

2,4722,506

Median household income

$44,293$62,226

Median home value

$128,900$176,500

Median gross rent

$534$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Sumiton
Under 5	2.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	10.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	20.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	18.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.7%
75 and over	8.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Sumiton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	97.0%
Black or African American	6.8%	2.4%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Sumiton
No high school diploma	24.8%	13.1%
High school graduate	35.9%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Sumiton
Drove alone	75.4%	80.9%
Carpooled	18.4%	14.5%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Sumiton
1-unit, detached	64.1%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Sumiton
Poverty rate	21.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.55	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1963	1977