McDonald Chapel vs Trafford

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

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

McDonald Chapel has the higher population (704 vs 560 in Trafford). McDonald Chapel has the higher median household income ($59,556 vs $23,750 in Trafford). McDonald Chapel has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $91,000 in Trafford).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
Population	704	560
Median age	33.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,556	$23,750
Median home value	$132,100	$91,000
Median gross rent	$1,081	$625
Housing units	342	278
Homeownership rate	37.5%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	30.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
Population	573 → 704 (+22.9%)	594 → 560 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$25,833 → $59,556 (+130.5%)	$31,161 → $23,750 (-23.8%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $132,100 (+115.5%)	$81,700 → $91,000 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $1,081 (+41.1%)	$752 → $625 (-16.9%)

McDonald Chapel

Population

573704

Median household income

$25,833$59,556

Median home value

$61,300$132,100

Median gross rent

$766$1,081

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)

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	21.6%
18 to 24	12.8%	3.9%
25 to 34	19.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	15.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	4.8%	11.1%
75 and over	2.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	76.3%
Black or African American	58.1%	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	3.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
No high school diploma	11.6%	20.3%
High school graduate	32.7%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
Drove alone	58.5%	93.1%
Carpooled	29.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
1-unit, detached	82.7%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	McDonald Chapel	Trafford
Poverty rate	11.8%	44.5%
Average household size	2.80	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	42
Median year structure built	1957	1960