Fredonia vs La Fayette

A side-by-side comparison of Fredonia and La Fayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Fredonia and La Fayette are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Fayette has the higher population (2,665 vs 246 in Fredonia). Fredonia has the higher median household income ($50,294 vs $32,999 in La Fayette). Fredonia has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $101,300 in La Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Fredonia	La Fayette
Population	246	2,665
Median age	19.5 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,294	$32,999
Median home value	$225,000	$101,300
Median gross rent	—	$540
Housing units	64	1,323
Homeownership rate	71.9%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredonia	La Fayette
Population	229 → 246 (+7.4%)	2,943 → 2,665 (-9.4%)
Median household income	$52,604 → $50,294 (-4.4%)	$31,134 → $32,999 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$256,300 → $225,000 (-12.2%)	$105,600 → $101,300 (-4.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$558 → $540 (-3.2%)

Fredonia

Population

229246

Median household income

$52,604$50,294

Median home value

$256,300$225,000

La Fayette

Population

2,9432,665

Median household income

$31,134$32,999

Median home value

$105,600$101,300

Median gross rent

$558$540

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fredonia	La Fayette
Under 5	15.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	26.0%	7.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	5.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.8%
65 to 74	4.1%	16.5%
75 and over	13.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredonia	La Fayette
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	33.4%
Black or African American	13.8%	65.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredonia	La Fayette
No high school diploma	24.6%	19.6%
High school graduate	22.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredonia	La Fayette
Drove alone	100.0%	90.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredonia	La Fayette
1-unit, detached	71.9%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	28.1%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Fredonia	La Fayette
Poverty rate	64.6%	26.7%
Average household size	3.84	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1987	1976