Gordon, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,721
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.7
3.33% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.1%
22.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$59,226
0.543% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$97,400
4.39% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
763
2.97% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gordon, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Gordon, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gordon, NE was $97,400, and the homeownership rate was 70.3%.

Most people in Gordon, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Gordon, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gordon, NE is home to a population of 1.72k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.14% of Gordon, NE residents were born outside of the country (54 people).

In 2024, there were 5.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Gordon, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 210 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 78 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Gordon, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gordon, NE was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gordon, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.23k ± 164
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    210 ± 107
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
    78 ± 56
10.5%
Hispanic Population
181 people

In 2024, there were 5.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Gordon, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 210 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 78 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.5% of the people in Gordon, NE are hispanic (181 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gordon, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.14%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
54 people
2.86%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
47 people

As of 2024, 3.14% of Gordon, NE residents (54 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gordon, NE was 2.86%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    44 ± 30
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    28 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 18

Gordon, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gordon, NE employs 763 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gordon, NE were Retail Trade (122 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (112 people), and Educational Services (102 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($78,636), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,654), and Educational Services ($57,778).

Employment

Occupations

763
2024 Value
± 120
2.97%
1 Year growth
± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gordon, NE grew at a rate of 2.97%, from 741 employees to 763 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gordon, NE, are Sales & Related Occupations (83 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (82 people), and Management Occupations (73 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gordon, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

763
2024 Value
± 120
2.97%
1 Year growth
± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gordon, NE grew at a rate of 2.97%, from 741 employees to 763 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gordon, NE, are Retail Trade (122 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (112 people), and Educational Services (102 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gordon, NE, though some of these residents may live in Gordon, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,333
Median earning men ± $8,309
$31,948
Median earning women ± $2,323

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,667), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,654).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,341), Retail Trade ($35,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,297).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Gordon, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gordon, NE was $97,400 in 2024, which is 0.293 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,300 to $97,400, a 4.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Gordon, NE is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gordon, NE have an average commute time of 15.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gordon, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$97,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,625
$490
Median Property Taxes
±$85

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gordon, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gordon, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70.3%
Homeownership
2024
57.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.3% of the housing units in Gordon, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$59,226
Median Household Income
± $7,028
697
Number of Households
± 98

In 2024, the median household income of the 697 households in Gordon, NE grew to $59,226 from the previous year's value of $58,906.

The following chart displays the households in Gordon, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gordon, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (65.7%)
  2. Carpooled (22.8%)
  3. Walked (5.64%)

In 2024, 65.7% of workers in Gordon, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.8%) and those who walked to work (5.64%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

15.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gordon, NE have a shorter commute time (15.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.41% of the workforce in Gordon, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gordon, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gordon, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gordon, NE (239 out of 1.69k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gordon, NE is Native American, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.9% of the population of Gordon, NE has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 18.3% on Medicaid, 19.4% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 2.96% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 31.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

15.1%
Uninsured
33.4%
Employer Coverage
18.3%
Medicaid
19.4%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
2.96%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gordon, NE declined by 6.62% from 16.2% to 15.1%.

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