Cardiff vs Trafford

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

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

Trafford has the higher population (560 vs 42 in Cardiff). Since 2019, Trafford's population has grown faster (-5.7% vs -16.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cardiff	Trafford
Population	42	560
Median age	39.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$23,750
Median home value	—	$91,000
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	24	278
Homeownership rate	83.3%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cardiff	Trafford
Population	50 → 42 (-16.0%)	594 → 560 (-5.7%)
Median household income	—	$31,161 → $23,750 (-23.8%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $73,300 (+62.9%)	$81,700 → $91,000 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $375 (+0.0%)	$752 → $625 (-16.9%)

Cardiff

Population

5042

Median home value

$45,000$73,300

Median gross rent

$375$375

Trafford

Population

594560

Median household income

$31,161$23,750

Median home value

$81,700$91,000

Median gross rent

$752$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cardiff	Trafford
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	11.9%	21.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.9%
25 to 34	19.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	50.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	2.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	4.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.1%
75 and over	0.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cardiff	Trafford
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cardiff	Trafford
No high school diploma	17.1%	20.3%
High school graduate	51.4%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cardiff	Trafford
Drove alone	88.5%	93.1%
Carpooled	11.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cardiff	Trafford
1-unit, detached	79.2%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Cardiff	Trafford
Poverty rate	14.3%	44.5%
Average household size	2.33	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	42
Median year structure built	1972	1960