Mignon vs Waldo

A side-by-side comparison of Mignon and Waldo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mignon has the higher population (820 vs 282 in Waldo). Mignon has the higher median household income ($33,217 vs $33,125 in Waldo). Waldo has the higher median home value ($59,700 vs $38,100 in Mignon).

Population, income & housing

	Mignon	Waldo
Population	820	282
Median age	40.0 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,217	$33,125
Median home value	$38,100	$59,700
Median gross rent	$721	$1,256
Housing units	504	170
Homeownership rate	63.8%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mignon	Waldo
Population	850 → 820 (-3.5%)	235 → 282 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$30,586 → $33,217 (+8.6%)	$31,786 → $33,125 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$36,900 → $38,100 (+3.3%)	$62,000 → $59,700 (-3.7%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $721 (+14.1%)	$825 → $1,256 (+52.2%)

Mignon

Population

850820

Median household income

$30,586$33,217

Median home value

$36,900$38,100

Median gross rent

$632$721

Waldo

Population

235282

Median household income

$31,786$33,125

Median home value

$62,000$59,700

Median gross rent

$825$1,256

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mignon	Waldo
Under 5	7.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	12.6%	1.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.2%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	19.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	24.1%
75 and over	9.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mignon	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	62.8%
Black or African American	41.1%	32.3%
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	7.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mignon	Waldo
No high school diploma	33.0%	18.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mignon	Waldo
Drove alone	87.4%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mignon	Waldo
1-unit, detached	78.2%	34.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	56.5%

Poverty & households

	Mignon	Waldo
Poverty rate	27.2%	25.6%
Average household size	2.39	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	19	56
Median year structure built	1960	1989