Nora Springs vs Rudd

A side-by-side comparison of Nora Springs and Rudd: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nora Springs has the higher population (1,394 vs 568 in Rudd). Rudd has the higher median household income ($74,000 vs $72,083 in Nora Springs). Nora Springs has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $104,800 in Rudd).

Population, income & housing

	Nora Springs	Rudd
Population	1,394	568
Median age	43.8 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$74,000
Median home value	$126,300	$104,800
Median gross rent	$757	$866
Housing units	673	241
Homeownership rate	81.1%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nora Springs	Rudd
Population	1,535 → 1,394 (-9.2%)	519 → 568 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$58,571 → $72,083 (+23.1%)	$50,268 → $74,000 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $126,300 (+32.4%)	$81,800 → $104,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $757 (-0.4%)	$575 → $866 (+50.6%)

Nora Springs

Population

1,5351,394

Median household income

$58,571$72,083

Median home value

$95,400$126,300

Median gross rent

$760$757

Rudd

Population

519568

Median household income

$50,268$74,000

Median home value

$81,800$104,800

Median gross rent

$575$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nora Springs	Rudd
Under 5	7.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	17.8%	11.3%
75 and over	6.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nora Springs	Rudd
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	95.6%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nora Springs	Rudd
No high school diploma	3.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nora Springs	Rudd
Drove alone	88.2%	81.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nora Springs	Rudd
1-unit, detached	79.9%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Nora Springs	Rudd
Poverty rate	4.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1941	1942