Bassett vs Fredericksburg

A side-by-side comparison of Bassett and Fredericksburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fredericksburg has the higher population (1,040 vs 58 in Bassett). Fredericksburg has the higher median household income ($65,809 vs $60,438 in Bassett). Fredericksburg has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $82,300 in Bassett).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
Population	58	1,040
Median age	69.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,438	$65,809
Median home value	$82,300	$164,100
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	43	508
Homeownership rate	95.3%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
Population	32 → 58 (+81.3%)	1,124 → 1,040 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $60,438 (+17.9%)	$48,654 → $65,809 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$31,700 → $82,300 (+159.6%)	$90,000 → $164,100 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$656 → $750 (+14.3%)

Bassett

Population

3258

Median household income

$51,250$60,438

Median home value

$31,700$82,300

Fredericksburg

Population

1,1241,040

Median household income

$48,654$65,809

Median home value

$90,000$164,100

Median gross rent

$656$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.7%
45 to 54	20.7%	4.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	43.1%	12.2%
75 and over	20.7%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	5.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
No high school diploma	9.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	67.3%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
Drove alone	100.0%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
1-unit, detached	88.4%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Fredericksburg
Poverty rate	27.6%	7.3%
Average household size	1.35	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	13	22
Median year structure built	1938	1970