COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cardiff vs Fultondale
PLACE A
Cardiff, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Fultondale, Alabama
Cardiff is 99% smaller than Fultondale. Fultondale earns more, with a median household income $62,042 higher. Fultondale has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -5%).
CARDIFFFULTONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population579,307−99% vs Fultondale
Population density273767−494
Population growth-5.5%17.9%−23.3 pts
Median age29.738.5−8.8
Male27.2%47.8%−20.6 pts
Female72.8%52.2%+20.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.6%51.5%−9.9 pts
Black58.4%34.7%+23.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$11,533$73,575−$62,042
Per capita income$18,948$37,243−$18,295
Poverty rate64.0%12.5%+51.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.372+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%28.7%−27.0 pts
Graduate degree0.8%14.1%−13.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation86.0%69.9%+16.1 pts
Median home value$80,000$186,100−$106,100
Median gross rent$326$1,269−$943
Owner-occupied20.8%68.7%−47.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%5.2%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households97.4%41.8%+55.6 pts
Average commute30.928.0+2.9
Worked from home0.0%13.9%−13.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.8%6.8%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025