Dunkerton vs Hudson

A side-by-side comparison of Dunkerton and Hudson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hudson has the higher population (2,614 vs 799 in Dunkerton). Hudson has the higher median household income ($119,327 vs $82,969 in Dunkerton). Hudson has the higher median home value ($234,500 vs $191,900 in Dunkerton).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkerton	Hudson
Population	799	2,614
Median age	38.1 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$82,969	$119,327
Median home value	$191,900	$234,500
Median gross rent	$703	$1,082
Housing units	337	1,015
Homeownership rate	80.1%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkerton	Hudson
Population	845 → 799 (-5.4%)	2,375 → 2,614 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$67,321 → $82,969 (+23.2%)	$88,347 → $119,327 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$152,300 → $191,900 (+26.0%)	$194,000 → $234,500 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $703 (+16.0%)	$790 → $1,082 (+37.0%)

Dunkerton

Population

845799

Median household income

$67,321$82,969

Median home value

$152,300$191,900

Median gross rent

$606$703

Hudson

Population

2,3752,614

Median household income

$88,347$119,327

Median home value

$194,000$234,500

Median gross rent

$790$1,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkerton	Hudson
Under 5	6.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	11.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.9%
75 and over	7.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkerton	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkerton	Hudson
No high school diploma	2.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	33.1%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkerton	Hudson
Drove alone	81.8%	81.1%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkerton	Hudson
1-unit, detached	86.4%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Dunkerton	Hudson
Poverty rate	6.0%	4.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1976	1977