Fredonia

Population: 9,601
Median household income: $47,694
Median home value: $184,400

Located in Chautauqua County, New York, Fredonia is a community with a population of 9,601. At $47,694, its median household income sits below Chautauqua County's $56,507.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fredonia's population declined 8.2% from 10,464 to 9,601, while its median home value rose 41.1% from $130,700 to $184,400.

24.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.97 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,601
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,694
Median home value: $184,400
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 4,358
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,4649,601

Median household income

$49,071$47,694

Median home value

$130,700$184,400

Median gross rent

$742$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,464	$49,071	$130,700	$742
2020	10,311	$56,406	$144,800	$776
2021	10,018	$57,240	$150,100	$797
2022	9,710	$48,855	$161,200	$934
2023	9,601	$47,694	$184,400	$866

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 2430.1%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	361	3.8%
5 to 17	957	10.0%
18 to 24	2,893	30.1%
25 to 34	655	6.8%
35 to 44	874	9.1%
45 to 54	822	8.6%
55 to 64	826	8.6%
65 to 74	1,306	13.6%
75 and over	907	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,845	81.7%
Black or African American	397	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	293	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.3%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	285	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	741	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	328	6.1%
High school graduate	1,548	28.7%
Some college or associate's	1,155	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,124	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,235	22.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked10.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,800	69.6%
Carpooled	276	6.9%
Public transit	38	0.9%
Walked	414	10.3%
Bicycle	17	0.4%
Worked from home	335	8.3%
Other means	141	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,380	64.6%
15 to 29 min	533	14.5%
30 to 44 min	298	8.1%
45 to 59 min	304	8.2%
60+ min	171	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 24.0% (1,836 of 7,636)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,835	47.6%
Nonfamily households	2,020	52.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,855	88.5%
Vacant	503	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,182	56.6%
Renter-occupied	1,673	43.4%

1-unit, detached53.7%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units22.8%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,339	53.7%
1-unit, attached	193	4.4%
2 to 4 units	992	22.8%
5 to 19 units	382	8.8%
20 or more units	375	8.6%
Mobile home & other	77	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3627419
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4407, -79.3319