Gordon, AL Population

Overview

287

Total Population

52.1

Median age

60.63%

Female population %

64.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

20.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gordon's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gordon is 52.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gordon's population under 18 was 5.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gordon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gordon, 4.53% were under the age of 15, 14.98% aged 15 to 29, 68.29% aged 30 to 64, 10.45% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 more females than males in Gordon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.63% females and 39.37% males in Gordon, AL.
The Gordon, AL gender ratio is 64.9:100 i.e. 64.9 men to 100 women (0.649).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 33.

Gordon's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gordon population: 31.01% are White, 64.46% are Black or African American, 2.44% are some other race and 2.09% are multiracial.
Gordon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 282 (98.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gordon is Black or African American with a population of 185 (64.46% of the total population).

Gordon's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 431 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Gordon's population decreased by 81 (19.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gordon's population decreased by 38 (11.52%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gordon's population was lowest in year 2020 at 292.