Bradgate vs Hardy

A side-by-side comparison of Bradgate and Hardy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bradgate has the higher population (121 vs 13 in Hardy). Since 2019, Bradgate's population has grown faster (+23.5% vs -80.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bradgate	Hardy
Population	121	13
Median age	54.1 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median home value	$44,200	—
Housing units	53	9
Homeownership rate	86.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradgate	Hardy
Population	98 → 121 (+23.5%)	67 → 13 (-80.6%)
Median household income	—	$2,499 → $81,250 (+3151.3%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $44,200 (+60.7%)	$38,100 → $95,000 (+149.3%)

Bradgate

Population

98121

Median home value

$27,500$44,200

Hardy

Population

6713

Median household income

$2,499$81,250

Median home value

$38,100$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradgate	Hardy
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	0.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	31.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	53.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	30.8%
75 and over	9.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradgate	Hardy
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	84.6%
Black or African American	7.4%	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	13.2%	15.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradgate	Hardy
No high school diploma	3.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	67.4%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradgate	Hardy
Drove alone	49.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradgate	Hardy
1-unit, detached	90.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradgate	Hardy
Poverty rate	33.1%	7.7%
Average household size	2.42	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938