Bernard vs Graf

A side-by-side comparison of Bernard and Graf: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bernard has the higher population (101 vs 40 in Graf). Bernard has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $57,083 in Graf). Graf has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $165,600 in Bernard).

Population, income & housing

	Bernard	Graf
Population	101	40
Median age	29.8 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$57,083
Median home value	$165,600	$212,500
Housing units	46	17
Homeownership rate	97.8%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernard	Graf
Population	159 → 101 (-36.5%)	64 → 40 (-37.5%)
Median household income	$51,667 → $63,750 (+23.4%)	$45,000 → $57,083 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $165,600 (+51.1%)	$154,200 → $212,500 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $650 (+7.4%)	—

Bernard

Population

159101

Median household income

$51,667$63,750

Median home value

$109,600$165,600

Median gross rent

$605$650

Graf

Population

6440

Median household income

$45,000$57,083

Median home value

$154,200$212,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernard	Graf
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	32.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	7.5%
45 to 54	3.0%	20.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	7.5%
65 to 74	5.0%	32.5%
75 and over	5.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernard	Graf
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernard	Graf
No high school diploma	1.3%	12.9%
High school graduate	42.1%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernard	Graf
Drove alone	85.3%	95.8%
Carpooled	4.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernard	Graf
1-unit, detached	87.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bernard	Graf
Poverty rate	5.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1949	1971