About Gordon

Gordon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,655 people and just one neighborhood, Gordon is the 136th largest community in Georgia.

Gordon is a blue-collar town, with 38.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Gordon is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gordon who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.75%), sales jobs (6.84%), and teaching (6.07%).

Being a small town, Gordon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Gordon Information and Demographics

The citizens of Gordon have a very low rate of college education: just 9.67% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Gordon in 2000 was $15,573, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,292 for a family of four.

Gordon is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gordon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gordon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gordon include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Gordon is English.