Bernard vs Zwingle

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

Bernard and Zwingle 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 81 in Zwingle). Bernard has the higher median home value ($165,600 vs $126,800 in Zwingle). Since 2019, Zwingle's population has grown faster (+22.7% vs -36.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bernard	Zwingle
Population	101	81
Median age	29.8 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	—
Median home value	$165,600	$126,800
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	46	39
Homeownership rate	97.8%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	2.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernard	Zwingle
Population	159 → 101 (-36.5%)	66 → 81 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$51,667 → $63,750 (+23.4%)	$48,125 → $51,786 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $165,600 (+51.1%)	$82,500 → $126,800 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $650 (+7.4%)	$725 → $850 (+17.2%)

Bernard

Population

159101

Median household income

$51,667$63,750

Median home value

$109,600$165,600

Median gross rent

$605$650

Zwingle

Population

6681

Median household income

$48,125$51,786

Median home value

$82,500$126,800

Median gross rent

$725$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernard	Zwingle
Under 5	7.9%	11.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	3.0%	16.0%
25 to 34	32.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.9%	17.3%
45 to 54	3.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	9.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	1.2%
75 and over	5.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernard	Zwingle
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	Zwingle
No high school diploma	1.3%	27.3%
High school graduate	42.1%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernard	Zwingle
Drove alone	85.3%	53.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	36.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernard	Zwingle
1-unit, detached	87.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Bernard	Zwingle
Poverty rate	5.9%	42.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1949	1959