Gordon

Population: 460
Median household income: $76,375
Median home value: $154,500

Gordon is a community in Palo Pinto County, Texas, home to 460 residents. Its median household income of $76,375 runs above the Palo Pinto County figure of $64,972.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gordon's population grew 15.0% from 400 to 460, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $108,000 to $154,500.

29.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 460
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $76,375
Median home value: $154,500
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 230
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

400460

Median household income

$43,333$76,375

Median home value

$108,000$154,500

Median gross rent

$856$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	400	$43,333	$108,000	$856
2020	474	$60,962	$127,200	$833
2021	521	$64,375	$144,200	$859
2022	543	$68,466	$145,200	$954
2023	460	$76,375	$154,500	$946

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6422.6%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	2.6%
5 to 17	115	25.0%
18 to 24	7	1.5%
25 to 34	68	14.8%
35 to 44	28	6.1%
45 to 54	56	12.2%
55 to 64	104	22.6%
65 to 74	39	8.5%
75 and over	31	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	423	92.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.7%
Two or more races	14	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	6.4%
High school graduate	106	32.5%
Some college or associate's	102	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	39	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	58	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	149	78.8%
Carpooled	26	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.3%
Other means	4	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	69	38.5%
15 to 29 min	30	16.8%
30 to 44 min	28	15.6%
45 to 59 min	19	10.6%
60+ min	33	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 10.0% (46 of 460)

	Count	Share
Family households	120	60.9%
Nonfamily households	77	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	197	85.7%
Vacant	33	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	154	78.2%
Renter-occupied	43	21.8%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	199	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	13.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4830272
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.5455, -98.3672