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.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gordon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.1% of the Gordon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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

In Gordon, just 9.67% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

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.