Fredericktown vs West Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of Fredericktown and West Alexander: population, income, housing, and more.

Fredericktown and West Alexander are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Alexander has the higher population (572 vs 555 in Fredericktown). Fredericktown has the higher median household income ($133,782 vs $75,208 in West Alexander). Fredericktown has the higher median home value ($232,700 vs $155,800 in West Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
Population	555	572
Median age	33.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$133,782	$75,208
Median home value	$232,700	$155,800
Median gross rent	$838	$986
Housing units	235	249
Homeownership rate	82.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
Population	552 → 555 (+0.5%)	479 → 572 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$30,341 → $133,782 (+340.9%)	$61,786 → $75,208 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$323,600 → $232,700 (-28.1%)	$118,100 → $155,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$407 → $838 (+105.9%)	$713 → $986 (+38.3%)

Fredericktown

Population

552555

Median household income

$30,341$133,782

Median home value

$323,600$232,700

Median gross rent

$407$838

West Alexander

Population

479572

Median household income

$61,786$75,208

Median home value

$118,100$155,800

Median gross rent

$713$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
Under 5	9.2%	1.4%
5 to 17	7.9%	22.6%
18 to 24	15.3%	13.6%
25 to 34	18.0%	5.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	19.8%	18.2%
55 to 64	4.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.9%
75 and over	5.6%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
No high school diploma	4.5%	9.0%
High school graduate	10.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	43.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
Drove alone	87.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	4.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
1-unit, detached	97.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Fredericktown	West Alexander
Poverty rate	1.4%	1.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1943	1938