Brayton vs Kimballton

A side-by-side comparison of Brayton and Kimballton: population, income, housing, and more.

Brayton and Kimballton are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kimballton has the higher population (294 vs 127 in Brayton). Brayton has the higher median household income ($50,500 vs $39,583 in Kimballton). Kimballton has the higher median home value ($77,000 vs $71,400 in Brayton).

Population, income & housing

	Brayton	Kimballton
Population	127	294
Median age	55.0 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$39,583
Median home value	$71,400	$77,000
Median gross rent	$760	$850
Housing units	76	131
Homeownership rate	79.3%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brayton	Kimballton
Population	112 → 127 (+13.4%)	273 → 294 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $50,500 (+14.3%)	$55,500 → $39,583 (-28.7%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $71,400 (+42.8%)	$71,800 → $77,000 (+7.2%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $760 (+44.8%)	$465 → $850 (+82.8%)

Brayton

Population

112127

Median household income

$44,167$50,500

Median home value

$50,000$71,400

Median gross rent

$525$760

Kimballton

Population

273294

Median household income

$55,500$39,583

Median home value

$71,800$77,000

Median gross rent

$465$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brayton	Kimballton
Under 5	2.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	7.9%	34.4%
18 to 24	4.7%	2.7%
25 to 34	19.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	5.5%	6.1%
55 to 64	36.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.5%
75 and over	3.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brayton	Kimballton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brayton	Kimballton
No high school diploma	13.0%	17.9%
High school graduate	28.7%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brayton	Kimballton
Drove alone	87.1%	78.9%
Carpooled	12.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brayton	Kimballton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Brayton	Kimballton
Poverty rate	16.5%	34.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938