Fredonia vs Lanett

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

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

Lanett has the higher population (6,854 vs 246 in Fredonia). Fredonia has the higher median household income ($50,294 vs $42,415 in Lanett). Fredonia has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $98,700 in Lanett).

Population, income & housing

	Fredonia	Lanett
Population	246	6,854
Median age	19.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,294	$42,415
Median home value	$225,000	$98,700
Median gross rent	—	$785
Housing units	64	2,927
Homeownership rate	71.9%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredonia	Lanett
Population	229 → 246 (+7.4%)	6,271 → 6,854 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$52,604 → $50,294 (-4.4%)	$34,363 → $42,415 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$256,300 → $225,000 (-12.2%)	$107,600 → $98,700 (-8.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$726 → $785 (+8.1%)

Fredonia

Population

229246

Median household income

$52,604$50,294

Median home value

$256,300$225,000

Lanett

Population

6,2716,854

Median household income

$34,363$42,415

Median home value

$107,600$98,700

Median gross rent

$726$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fredonia	Lanett
Under 5	15.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	26.0%	17.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	5.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	4.1%	12.4%
75 and over	13.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredonia	Lanett
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	17.8%
Black or African American	13.8%	68.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredonia	Lanett
No high school diploma	24.6%	21.3%
High school graduate	22.0%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredonia	Lanett
Drove alone	100.0%	83.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredonia	Lanett
1-unit, detached	71.9%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	28.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Fredonia	Lanett
Poverty rate	64.6%	16.3%
Average household size	3.84	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1987	1965