Fredonia is home to 9,467 people in New York. The median age is 32.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the New York median by roughly 41%. 25.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $192,500.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,433, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fredonia
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$157,925 → $192,500(+22%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$62,625 → $50,433(−19%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate19.8% → 25.2%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Fredonia's population equals 7.5% of Chautauqua County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 17% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)3.9%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36%(128)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39%(139)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 356 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fredonia, decade by decade
Fredonia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,432
$62,625
$157,925
30.8%
9.6
2000
10,706
$63,233
$153,930
33.2%
11.6
2010
11,230
$57,310
$172,341
39.4%
20.0
2020
9,585
$68,366
$175,503
43.1%
42.2
2024
9,467
$50,433
$192,500
45.3%
47.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
