Trafford vs West Jefferson

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

Trafford and West Jefferson 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 527 in West Jefferson). West Jefferson has the higher median household income ($36,667 vs $23,750 in Trafford). West Jefferson has the higher median home value ($136,400 vs $91,000 in Trafford).

Population, income & housing

	Trafford	West Jefferson
Population	560	527
Median age	38.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$23,750	$36,667
Median home value	$91,000	$136,400
Median gross rent	$625	$694
Housing units	278	282
Homeownership rate	54.9%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trafford	West Jefferson
Population	594 → 560 (-5.7%)	468 → 527 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$31,161 → $23,750 (-23.8%)	$50,313 → $36,667 (-27.1%)
Median home value	$81,700 → $91,000 (+11.4%)	$108,900 → $136,400 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $625 (-16.9%)	$917 → $694 (-24.3%)

Trafford

Population

594560

Median household income

$31,161$23,750

Median home value

$81,700$91,000

Median gross rent

$752$625

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)

	Trafford	West Jefferson
Under 5	8.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	3.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	9.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.5%
75 and over	8.2%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trafford	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	96.2%
Black or African American	17.1%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trafford	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	20.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	45.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trafford	West Jefferson
Drove alone	93.1%	87.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	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)

	Trafford	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	60.1%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Trafford	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	44.5%	13.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	42	28
Median year structure built	1960	1974