Cardiff vs Maytown

A side-by-side comparison of Cardiff and Maytown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maytown has the higher population (263 vs 42 in Cardiff). Since 2019, Cardiff's population has grown faster (-16.0% vs -25.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Cardiff	Maytown
Population	42	263
Median age	39.5 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,662
Median home value	—	$108,900
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	24	155
Homeownership rate	83.3%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cardiff	Maytown
Population	50 → 42 (-16.0%)	354 → 263 (-25.7%)
Median household income	—	$57,589 → $50,662 (-12.0%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $73,300 (+62.9%)	$93,300 → $108,900 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $375 (+0.0%)	$939 → $750 (-20.1%)

Cardiff

Population

5042

Median home value

$45,000$73,300

Median gross rent

$375$375

Maytown

Population

354263

Median household income

$57,589$50,662

Median home value

$93,300$108,900

Median gross rent

$939$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cardiff	Maytown
Under 5	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	5.7%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	19.0%	5.7%
35 to 44	50.0%	6.8%
45 to 54	2.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	4.8%	24.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.4%
75 and over	0.0%	20.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cardiff	Maytown
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cardiff	Maytown
No high school diploma	17.1%	31.3%
High school graduate	51.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cardiff	Maytown
Drove alone	88.5%	74.5%
Carpooled	11.5%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cardiff	Maytown
1-unit, detached	79.2%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	24.5%

Poverty & households

	Cardiff	Maytown
Poverty rate	14.3%	17.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1972	1969