Gordon

Population: 1,004
Median household income: $82,344
Median home value: $111,800

Gordon, a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, has 1,004 residents. At $82,344, its median household income sits above Schuylkill County's $66,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gordon's population grew 22.3% from 821 to 1,004, while its median home value rose 14.7% from $97,500 to $111,800.

63.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,004
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,344
Median home value: $111,800
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 494
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8211,004

Median household income

$56,765$82,344

Median home value

$97,500$111,800

Median gross rent

$617$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	821	$56,765	$97,500	$617
2020	969	$56,691	$96,400	$633
2021	1,087	$63,375	$93,500	$645
2022	989	$64,508	$94,800	$705
2023	1,004	$82,344	$111,800	$746

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	4.7%
5 to 17	204	20.3%
18 to 24	56	5.6%
25 to 34	168	16.7%
35 to 44	115	11.5%
45 to 54	141	14.0%
55 to 64	108	10.8%
65 to 74	136	13.5%
75 and over	29	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	991	98.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	5.7%
High school graduate	278	39.9%
Some college or associate's	225	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	140	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	471	87.9%
Carpooled	42	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	161	31.4%
15 to 29 min	173	33.7%
30 to 44 min	138	26.9%
45 to 59 min	10	1.9%
60+ min	31	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 4.8% (48 of 1,004)

	Count	Share
Family households	249	64.0%
Nonfamily households	140	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	389	78.7%
Vacant	105	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	284	73.0%
Renter-occupied	105	27.0%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached21.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	315	63.8%
1-unit, attached	105	21.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	71	14.4%
20 or more units	3	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4230128
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7501, -76.3399