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Trafford, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Trafford is a Census town of 493 people across 2.74 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $23,333, 56.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Trafford
What Trafford is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land180 plus or minus 49
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 98.4 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trafford
How many people live in Trafford
- Population493 plus or minus 135
- Median age38.8 plus or minus 10.8
- Population under 18121 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1824.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over89 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households204 plus or minus 59
- Family households124 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families60.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trafford
Income and work in Trafford
- Median household income$23,333 plus or minus $16,714
- Per capita income$18,248 plus or minus $4,339
- Civilian labor force158 plus or minus 70
- Employed145 plus or minus 66
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over337 plus or minus 93
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.4 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trafford
Housing in Trafford
- Housing units240 plus or minus 70
- Occupied units204 plus or minus 59
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied115 plus or minus 41
- Renter occupied89 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate56.4 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$475 plus or minus $342
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.4 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Single family units149 plus or minus 53
- Share single family62.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more49 plus or minus 34
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trafford
How Trafford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute139 plus or minus 64
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more102 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more73.4 percent plus or minus 45.5
- Drove alone77.7 percent plus or minus 49.2
- Carpooled22.3 percent plus or minus 30.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trafford
Flood risk in Trafford
- NFIP communityTown of Trafford
- NFIP community number010262
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The Town of Trafford does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010262 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Trafford
Jefferson County context, not Trafford figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County16,989
- Covered employment, Jefferson County367,081
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$71,562
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County2,117
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Trafford.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Trafford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Trafford, Alabama?
493, in 204 households. Trafford town covers 2.74 square miles of land, which is 180 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Trafford in?
Jefferson County, which holds 98.4 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Trafford?
$23,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,500. Median gross rent is $475 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Trafford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Trafford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Trafford, town of, community 010262, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Trafford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Trafford.
Is zoning published for Trafford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.