McDonald Chapel vs West Jefferson

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

McDonald Chapel and West Jefferson 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 527 in West Jefferson). McDonald Chapel has the higher median household income ($59,556 vs $36,667 in West Jefferson). West Jefferson has the higher median home value ($136,400 vs $132,100 in McDonald Chapel).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
Population	704	527
Median age	33.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,556	$36,667
Median home value	$132,100	$136,400
Median gross rent	$1,081	$694
Housing units	342	282
Homeownership rate	37.5%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	30.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
Population	573 → 704 (+22.9%)	468 → 527 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$25,833 → $59,556 (+130.5%)	$50,313 → $36,667 (-27.1%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $132,100 (+115.5%)	$108,900 → $136,400 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $1,081 (+41.1%)	$917 → $694 (-24.3%)

McDonald Chapel

Population

573704

Median household income

$25,833$59,556

Median home value

$61,300$132,100

Median gross rent

$766$1,081

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)

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	12.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	19.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	15.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	9.5%
65 to 74	4.8%	9.5%
75 and over	2.8%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	96.2%
Black or African American	58.1%	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	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	11.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	32.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
Drove alone	58.5%	87.6%
Carpooled	29.6%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	82.7%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	McDonald Chapel	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	11.8%	13.1%
Average household size	2.80	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1957	1974