Alexander vs Bradford

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Bradford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alexander has the higher population (230 vs 196 in Bradford). Alexander has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $63,182 in Bradford). Since 2019, Bradford's population has grown faster (+197.0% vs +67.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Bradford
Population	230	196
Median age	34.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$63,182
Median home value	$54,400	—
Median gross rent	$446	—
Housing units	92	98
Homeownership rate	68.9%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Bradford
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	66 → 196 (+197.0%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$56,548 → $63,182 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$68,700 → $100,800 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $446 (+5.9%)	—

Alexander

Population

137230

Median household income

$42,500$78,750

Median home value

$41,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$421$446

Bradford

Population

66196

Median household income

$56,548$63,182

Median home value

$68,700$100,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Bradford
Under 5	12.6%	10.2%
5 to 17	22.6%	36.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	29.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	0.0%
75 and over	2.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Bradford
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Bradford
No high school diploma	34.9%	22.9%
High school graduate	36.5%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Bradford
Drove alone	64.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Bradford
1-unit, detached	80.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Bradford
Poverty rate	30.4%	0.0%
Average household size	3.11	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938