What is the population of Gordo town?

Gordo town has 1,435 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #271 of 593 in Alabama.

What is the median household income in Gordo town?

Median household income in Gordo town is $46,863 a year, 40.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gordo town?

Median gross rent is $523 a month and the median home value is $125,300, so rent absorbs about 13.4% of median household income.

Is Gordo town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gordo town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Gordo, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Gordo, Alabama (Gordo, AL — Census place “Gordo town”) is 1,435 residents, ranking #271 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $46,863, the median home is worth $125,300 and median gross rent runs $523 a month. Looking for the Gordo Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gordo, AL: 35466.

Population: 1,435Gordo town residents
Median household income: $46,863Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $125,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $523Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66%Owner-occupied households

Gordo ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gordo.

The Gordo AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

35466

What the numbers mean in Gordo town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gordo town median would spend about 13.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 66% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Gordo town, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Gordo town is a small town in Alabama, with 1,435 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #271 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 54% of them. The median age here is 36.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Gordo town earn a median of $46,863 a year, 40.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Gordo town is valued at $125,300, 58.7% below the national figure and 21% below the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $523 a month, 62.8% below the national figure, or roughly $6,276 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Gordo town?: Gordo town has 1,435 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #271 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Gordo town?: Median household income in Gordo town is $46,863 a year, 40.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gordo town?: Median gross rent is $523 a month and the median home value is $125,300, so rent absorbs about 13.4% of median household income.
Is Gordo town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gordo town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Gordo town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.