Fredonia vs New Albany

A side-by-side comparison of Fredonia and New Albany: population, income, housing, and more.

Fredonia and New Albany are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fredonia has the higher population (2,113 vs 66 in New Albany). Fredonia has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $52,500 in New Albany). Since 2019, New Albany's population has grown faster (+65.0% vs -1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Fredonia	New Albany
Population	2,113	66
Median age	42.6 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$52,500
Median home value	$87,700	—
Median gross rent	$712	—
Housing units	1,143	33
Homeownership rate	60.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredonia	New Albany
Population	2,141 → 2,113 (-1.3%)	40 → 66 (+65.0%)
Median household income	$44,178 → $61,250 (+38.6%)	$68,125 → $52,500 (-22.9%)
Median home value	$74,000 → $87,700 (+18.5%)	$37,500 → $38,800 (+3.5%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $712 (+2.4%)	—

Fredonia

Population

2,1412,113

Median household income

$44,178$61,250

Median home value

$74,000$87,700

Median gross rent

$695$712

New Albany

Population

4066

Median household income

$68,125$52,500

Median home value

$37,500$38,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fredonia	New Albany
Under 5	4.5%	27.3%
5 to 17	15.0%	6.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	22.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	7.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	7.6%
75 and over	15.8%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredonia	New Albany
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredonia	New Albany
No high school diploma	6.9%	31.0%
High school graduate	47.3%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredonia	New Albany
Drove alone	78.7%	91.7%
Carpooled	16.1%	8.3%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredonia	New Albany
1-unit, detached	89.6%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	27.3%

Poverty & households

	Fredonia	New Albany
Poverty rate	19.0%	50.0%
Average household size	2.15	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	12	12
Median year structure built	1964	1982