Gordon, Alabama

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Gordon
Houston County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gordon Highlighted.svg
Gordon in Houston County
Basic data
State : United States
State : Alabama
County : Houston County
Coordinates : 31 ° 9 ′  N , 85 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 9 ′  N , 85 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 408 (status: 2000)
130,861 (status: 2000)
Population density : 48.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 8.4 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 8.4 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 56 m
Postal code : 36343
Area code : +1 334
FIPS : 01-30760
GNIS ID : 0157967

Gordon is a city in Houston County in the US state of Alabama in the United States with 408 inhabitants ( as of 2000) . It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area Dothan .

Demographics

After the census of 2000, there 408 people in 144 households and 108 families lived. The population density was 48.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial population was made up of 74.02% African American , 23.04% White, 0.74% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% other ethnic and 1.72% mixed race . Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.47% of the population.

Of the 144 households, 41.0% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 47.2% were married couples living together, 22.2% were a single mother, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% were made up of single households and 11.1% were living alone who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.33 people.

In relation to the entire town, the population consisted of 33.8% residents under 18 years of age, 7.4% between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.5% between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.0% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.3% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 78.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 16,917 , and the median income for a family is $ 17,708. Males had a median income of $ 25,625 versus $ 15,536 for females. The per capita income was $ 6,795. 30.3% of families and 39.9% of the population are below the poverty line (including 48.9% of children and 19.4% of those over 65).

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