Cardiff vs West Jefferson

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

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

West Jefferson has the higher population (527 vs 42 in Cardiff). Since 2019, West Jefferson's population has grown faster (+12.6% vs -16.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
Population	42	527
Median age	39.5 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,667
Median home value	—	$136,400
Median gross rent	—	$694
Housing units	24	282
Homeownership rate	83.3%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
Population	50 → 42 (-16.0%)	468 → 527 (+12.6%)
Median household income	—	$50,313 → $36,667 (-27.1%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $73,300 (+62.9%)	$108,900 → $136,400 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $375 (+0.0%)	$917 → $694 (-24.3%)

Cardiff

Population

5042

Median home value

$45,000$73,300

Median gross rent

$375$375

West Jefferson

Population

468527

Median household income

$50,313$36,667

Median home value

$108,900$136,400

Median gross rent

$917$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.9%	18.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	19.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	50.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	2.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	4.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.5%
75 and over	0.0%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	17.1%	9.3%
High school graduate	51.4%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
Drove alone	88.5%	87.6%
Carpooled	11.5%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	79.2%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
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%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Cardiff	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	14.3%	13.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1972	1974