Breda vs Glidden

A side-by-side comparison of Breda and Glidden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glidden has the higher population (1,153 vs 436 in Breda). Glidden has the higher median household income ($73,393 vs $59,469 in Breda). Glidden has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $133,600 in Breda).

Population, income & housing

	Breda	Glidden
Population	436	1,153
Median age	36.0 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,469	$73,393
Median home value	$133,600	$159,700
Median gross rent	$806	$531
Housing units	234	496
Homeownership rate	66.5%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breda	Glidden
Population	440 → 436 (-0.9%)	1,131 → 1,153 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $59,469 (-8.5%)	$65,625 → $73,393 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$122,400 → $133,600 (+9.2%)	$108,800 → $159,700 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$552 → $806 (+46.0%)	$606 → $531 (-12.4%)

Breda

Population

440436

Median household income

$65,000$59,469

Median home value

$122,400$133,600

Median gross rent

$552$806

Glidden

Population

1,1311,153

Median household income

$65,625$73,393

Median home value

$108,800$159,700

Median gross rent

$606$531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breda	Glidden
Under 5	5.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	18.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	8.9%	10.7%
45 to 54	6.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	18.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.6%
75 and over	6.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breda	Glidden
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breda	Glidden
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.6%
High school graduate	32.7%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breda	Glidden
Drove alone	90.8%	80.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breda	Glidden
1-unit, detached	89.3%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Breda	Glidden
Poverty rate	3.9%	11.6%
Average household size	2.03	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1957	1954