Bradgate vs Ottosen

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

Bradgate and Ottosen 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 31 in Ottosen). Ottosen has the higher median home value ($65,000 vs $44,200 in Bradgate). Since 2019, Bradgate's population has grown faster (+23.5% vs +19.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bradgate	Ottosen
Population	121	31
Median age	54.1 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,125
Median home value	$44,200	$65,000
Housing units	53	22
Homeownership rate	86.0%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradgate	Ottosen
Population	98 → 121 (+23.5%)	26 → 31 (+19.2%)
Median household income	—	$52,083 → $43,125 (-17.2%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $44,200 (+60.7%)	$45,000 → $65,000 (+44.4%)

Bradgate

Population

98121

Median home value

$27,500$44,200

Ottosen

Population

2631

Median household income

$52,083$43,125

Median home value

$45,000$65,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradgate	Ottosen
Under 5	4.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	16.5%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	6.5%
35 to 44	2.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	31.4%	19.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	19.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	6.5%
75 and over	9.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradgate	Ottosen
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	93.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradgate	Ottosen
No high school diploma	3.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	67.4%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradgate	Ottosen
Drove alone	49.2%	60.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.6%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradgate	Ottosen
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	Ottosen
Poverty rate	33.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938