11.5% of Gordo, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 40.9% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 8.0% of high school graduates and 56.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.1%. For comparison, it was 16.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Gordo, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gordo:
11.5%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gordo:
1.5%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gordo:
25.2%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gordo:
38.0%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.1%
Residents above poverty level:
16.8%
Poverty by age in Gordo, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gordo,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
7.8%6 to 11 years
9.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.1%16 and 17 years
4.1%18 to 24 years
5.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
9.3%45 to 54 years
20.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gordo,AL (percentage below poverty level)
35.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
38.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
57.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
7.0%25 to 34 years
22.0%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
21.0%55 to 64 years
28.0%65 to 74 years
29.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gordo,AL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
7.2%6 to 11 years
5.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.3%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
0.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gordo, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gordo, AL (%)
10.0%White
12.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
39.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gordo, AL (absolute numbers)
90White
103Black
1American Indian
392+ races
11.9%Below poverty level
88.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gordo, AL
Children below poverty level:
Gordo, Alabama:
13.9%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gordo:
8.0%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Gordo:
56.9%
Alabama:
30.1%
58.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
41.4%Female, no husband present
4.8%Worked full-time, year-round
8.6%Worked part-time
86.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
12.5%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
87.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.0%1995 to 1998
10.0%1990 to 1994
6.0%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
8.0%1960 to 1969
30.0%1950 to 1959
8.0%1940 to 1949
12.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
6.0%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
10.6%1980 to 1989
28.1%1970 to 1979
18.2%1960 to 1969
12.7%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
11.8%1939 or earlier
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