It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fredonia has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fredonia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fredonia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fredonia may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fredonia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.60 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of adults in Fredonia with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.77% of adults in Fredonia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fredonia in 2018 was $33,580, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,320 for a family of four. However, Fredonia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Fredonia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fredonia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fredonia include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Fredonia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
