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Gordon, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Gordon is a Census borough of 959 people across 0.59 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $92,837, 71.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gordon
What Gordon is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,617 plus or minus 489
- County holding the largest share of its areaSchuylkill 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
- Population959 plus or minus 290
- Median age44.1 plus or minus 9.2
- Population under 18169 plus or minus 68
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over188 plus or minus 90
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Households389 plus or minus 114
- Family households254 plus or minus 91
- Share of households that are families65.3 percent plus or minus 13.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gordon
- Median household income$92,837 plus or minus $22,607
- Per capita income$42,173
- Civilian labor force542 plus or minus 184
- Employed525 plus or minus 178
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over707 plus or minus 211
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent plus or minus 35.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gordon
- Housing units484 plus or minus 161
- Occupied units389 plus or minus 114
- Vacant units95 plus or minus 108
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Owner occupied278 plus or minus 96
- Renter occupied111 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate71.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,700 plus or minus $34,243
- Median gross rent, monthly$775
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Single family units399 plus or minus 147
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more82 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more16.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute492 plus or minus 173
- Commuting under 15 minutes145 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.5 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more213 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.3 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Drove alone88.5 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Gordon
- NFIP communityBorough of Gordon
- NFIP community number420773
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Gordon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420773 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.
Schuylkill County, not Gordon
Schuylkill County context, not Gordon figures
- Establishments in Schuylkill County2,705
- Covered employment, Schuylkill County50,294
- Average annual pay, Schuylkill County$54,134
- Housing units permitted, Schuylkill County239
Every figure in this section is published for Schuylkill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gordon.
All Schuylkill County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Pennsylvania?
959, in 389 households. Gordon borough covers 0.59 square miles of land, which is 1,617 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?
Schuylkill County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gordon?
$92,837. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,700. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gordon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gordon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gordon, borough of, community 420773, 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 Schuylkill 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.