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Population: 781. Estimated population in July 2024: 753 (-3.6% change)
Males: 383 (49.0%), Females: 398 (51.0%)

Schuylkill County

Zip code: 17936

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $30,855
Median house value: $60,300

Population by Race

Races in Gordon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (39.9%), Irish (17.0%), English (10.0%), Dutch (8.6%), Polish (8.1%), Welsh (6.7%).

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gordon

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gordon borough

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+1.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gordon:

  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 10 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gordon:

  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 38 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 44 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gordon:

  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 4 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
  • NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (about 16 miles; SHAMOKIN, PA; Abbreviation: N79)
  • BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 18 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N13)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gordon:

  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 39 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 47 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)

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