Gordo Town, Alabama

Gordo Town is a United States town located in the Pickens County, Alabama, United States. As per the 2000 census, town has a population of 1677 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 1557 in July 2008, It is 218th most populous in Alabama. The town extends throughout a territory of 3.19 sq mi (8.26 square kilometre ), of which, 3.18 square miles (8.24 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 321st largest by total area in Alabama.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1677 people, 728 households, and 475 families residing in the town. The population density was 527.1 people per square mile (203.51/kmē), it is the 133rd most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Alabama. There were 810 housing units at an average density of 254.7 per square mile (98.34/kmē). The average household size was 2.3 people, and the average family size was 2.92 people. In the town the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 121.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 129.8 females. The median age of the town's population was 40.6 years, The median age of males was 37.8 years, for females the median age was 42.3 years. The racial makeup of the town was 58.91% White, 40.31% Black or African American, 0.18% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.3% from two or more races and 0.3% Other races.

Gordo town Alabama Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gordo town Alabama School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gordo Town Alabama GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $23813, it is the 119th poorest town in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $35714, it is the 276th highest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The per capita income for the town was $13937, it is the 155th poorest town in terms of per capita income. The median income of town was $18952, Median income for males is $26078, compared with $13413 for females.

In 2000, 407 pupils and students, of which 198 are male and 209 are female, 24.27% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 27 nursery or pri school, 28 kindergarten, 218 elementary school, 91 high school and 43 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1677
April 2000 Estimate1677
July 2000 Estimate1670
July 2001 Estimate1649
July 2002 Estimate1637
July 2003 Estimate1606
July 2004 Estimate1586
July 2005 Estimate1570
July 2006 Estimate1567
July 2007 Estimate1566
July 2008 Estimate1557
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school91827
Kindergarten181028
Elementary school11999218
High school395291
College or graduate school133043
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gordo town, Alabama$23813$35714$13937
Pickens County, Alabama$26254$32938$13746
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587