Gordonville, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

275

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.1

23.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

36.7%

54.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$41,528

11.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$68,100

Economy

The economy of Gordonville, AL employs 90 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gordonville, AL were Manufacturing (20 people), Accommodation & Food Services (17 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (14 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($47,917), Manufacturing ($41,000), and Transportation & Warehousing ($29,643).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 88

−19.6%

1 Year decline

± 157%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gordonville, AL declined at a rate of −19.6%, from 112 employees to 90 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gordonville, AL, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (19 people), Production Occupations (15 people), and Transportation Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gordonville, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 88

−19.6%

1 Year decline

± 157%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gordonville, AL declined at a rate of −19.6%, from 112 employees to 90 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gordonville, AL, are Manufacturing (20 people), Accommodation & Food Services (17 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gordonville, AL, though some of these residents may live in Gordonville, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$28,929

Median earning men ± $25,352

$39,643

Median earning women ± $10,532

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,643).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gordonville, AL was $68,100 in 2024, which is 0.205 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $61,000 to $68,100, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Gordonville, AL is 75.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gordonville, AL have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gordonville, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$68,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,123

$69

Median Property Taxes

±$46

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 Gordonville, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.8%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.8% of the housing units in Gordonville, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gordonville, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,528

Median Household Income

± $8,336

Number of Households

± 42

In 2024, the median household income of the 91 households in Gordonville, AL declined from $41,528 from the previous year's value of $46,875.

The following chart displays the households in Gordonville, AL 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gordonville, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (96.5%)
Worked At Home (3.53%)

In 2024, 96.5% of workers in Gordonville, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (3.53%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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.

Commute Time

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gordonville, AL have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.66% of the workforce in Gordonville, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gordonville, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

36.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gordonville, AL (101 out of 275 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 16 - 17, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gordonville, AL is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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