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Gordon, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Gordon is a Census town of 323 people across 2.92 square miles of land, in Houston County. 54.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gordon
What Gordon is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.92 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land111 plus or minus 42
- County holding the largest share of its areaHouston County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Gordon
- Population323 plus or minus 124
- Median age55.4
- Population under 1819 plus or minus 18
- Share under 185.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over90 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over27.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households150 plus or minus 57
- Family households54 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families36.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gordon
- Per capita income$24,427 plus or minus $6,281
- Civilian labor force112 plus or minus 51
- Employed82 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate26.8 percent plus or minus 29.7
- Adults 25 and over274 plus or minus 115
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.1 percent plus or minus 43.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gordon
- Housing units211 plus or minus 61
- Occupied units150 plus or minus 57
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate28.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied82 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied68 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate54.7 percent plus or minus 28.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,700 plus or minus $36,805
- Median gross rent, monthly$925 plus or minus $653
- Single family units117 plus or minus 43
- Share single family55.5 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes94 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gordon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute76 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.8 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.3 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Drove alone73.7 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Carpooled26.3 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Gordon
- NFIP communityTown of Gordon
- NFIP community number010105
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/14
The Town of Gordon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010105 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Houston County, not Gordon
Houston County context, not Gordon figures
- Establishments in Houston County2,859
- Covered employment, Houston County50,877
- Average annual pay, Houston County$53,521
- Housing units permitted, Houston County463
Every figure in this section is published for Houston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gordon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gordon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gordon, Alabama?
323, in 150 households. Gordon town covers 2.92 square miles of land, which is 111 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gordon in?
Houston County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Gordon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gordon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gordon, town of, community 010105, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gordon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Houston County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gordon.
Is zoning published for Gordon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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