Gordon

Population: 1,646
Median household income: $58,906
Median home value: $93,300

Gordon is a community in Sheridan County, Nebraska, home to 1,646 residents. At $58,906, its median household income sits in line with Sheridan County's $56,900.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gordon's population declined 5.0% from 1,733 to 1,646, while its median home value rose 48.3% from $62,900 to $93,300.

The median gross rent is $679. 24.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,646
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,906
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 786
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7331,646

Median household income

$40,000$58,906

Median home value

$62,900$93,300

Median gross rent

$646$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,733	$40,000	$62,900	$646
2020	1,764	$42,000	$66,400	$580
2021	1,701	$45,781	$70,800	$595
2022	1,697	$56,161	$86,300	$595
2023	1,646	$58,906	$93,300	$679

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	8.1%
5 to 17	278	16.9%
18 to 24	115	7.0%
25 to 34	139	8.4%
35 to 44	198	12.0%
45 to 54	168	10.2%
55 to 64	191	11.6%
65 to 74	253	15.4%
75 and over	170	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,184	71.9%
Black or African American	17	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	242	14.7%
Asian	15	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.5%
Two or more races	43	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	137	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	125	11.2%
High school graduate	294	26.3%
Some college or associate's	431	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	193	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	76	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone59.9%

Carpooled27.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	434	59.9%
Carpooled	200	27.6%
Public transit	4	0.6%
Walked	42	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	4.6%
Other means	11	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	488	70.6%
15 to 29 min	42	6.1%
30 to 44 min	104	15.1%
45 to 59 min	22	3.2%
60+ min	35	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 11.5% (186 of 1,616)

	Count	Share
Family households	468	71.9%
Nonfamily households	183	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	651	82.8%
Vacant	135	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	458	70.4%
Renter-occupied	193	29.6%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	684	87.0%
1-unit, attached	10	1.3%
2 to 4 units	22	2.8%
5 to 19 units	7	0.9%
20 or more units	9	1.1%
Mobile home & other	54	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3119350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8064, -102.2040