Bristow vs Dumont

A side-by-side comparison of Bristow and Dumont: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dumont has the higher population (829 vs 173 in Bristow). Dumont has the higher median home value ($72,700 vs $54,400 in Bristow). Since 2019, Dumont's population has grown faster (+37.9% vs +13.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bristow	Dumont
Population	173	829
Median age	44.0 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,604
Median home value	$54,400	$72,700
Median gross rent	$375	$495
Housing units	99	325
Homeownership rate	85.0%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristow	Dumont
Population	153 → 173 (+13.1%)	601 → 829 (+37.9%)
Median household income	—	$41,771 → $57,604 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$36,300 → $54,400 (+49.9%)	$57,500 → $72,700 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $375 (-42.3%)	$618 → $495 (-19.9%)

Bristow

Population

153173

Median home value

$36,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$650$375

Dumont

Population

601829

Median household income

$41,771$57,604

Median home value

$57,500$72,700

Median gross rent

$618$495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristow	Dumont
Under 5	2.3%	11.3%
5 to 17	17.3%	22.8%
18 to 24	2.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	7.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	22.5%	7.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	5.7%
55 to 64	20.8%	8.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	15.0%
75 and over	6.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristow	Dumont
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristow	Dumont
No high school diploma	13.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	48.1%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristow	Dumont
Drove alone	84.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	13.1%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristow	Dumont
1-unit, detached	94.9%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bristow	Dumont
Poverty rate	18.5%	13.1%
Average household size	2.16	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1946	1938