Cordova vs Norman

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

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

Cordova has the higher population (1,343 vs 138 in Norman). Cordova has the higher median household income ($65,801 vs $63,125 in Norman). Cordova has the higher median home value ($155,200 vs $37,500 in Norman).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Norman
Population	1,343	138
Median age	48.3 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,801	$63,125
Median home value	$155,200	$37,500
Housing units	575	45
Homeownership rate	79.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	29.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Norman
Population	1,473 → 1,343 (-8.8%)	163 → 138 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$44,958 → $65,801 (+46.4%)	$38,542 → $63,125 (+63.8%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $155,200 (+53.5%)	$65,000 → $37,500 (-42.3%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $789 (-13.3%)	$538 → $754 (+40.1%)

Cordova

Population

1,4731,343

Median household income

$44,958$65,801

Median home value

$101,100$155,200

Median gross rent

$910$789

Norman

Population

163138

Median household income

$38,542$63,125

Median home value

$65,000$37,500

Median gross rent

$538$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Norman
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.4%	29.7%
18 to 24	11.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	16.8%	3.6%
35 to 44	2.5%	5.1%
45 to 54	21.7%	27.5%
55 to 64	19.5%	7.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	7.2%
75 and over	1.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Norman
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	73.2%
Black or African American	6.3%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.6%	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	20.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Norman
No high school diploma	2.8%	11.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Norman
Drove alone	94.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Norman
1-unit, detached	80.9%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Norman
Poverty rate	51.2%	37.7%
Average household size	2.74	4.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1978	1946