Bradgate vs Thor

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

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

Thor has the higher population (276 vs 121 in Bradgate). Since 2019, Thor's population has grown faster (+32.7% vs +23.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bradgate	Thor
Population	121	276
Median age	54.1 yrs	28.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,250
Median home value	$44,200	—
Median gross rent	—	$979
Housing units	53	147
Homeownership rate	86.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradgate	Thor
Population	98 → 121 (+23.5%)	208 → 276 (+32.7%)
Median household income	—	$55,577 → $56,250 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $44,200 (+60.7%)	$69,000 → $80,700 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$489 → $979 (+100.2%)

Bradgate

Population

98121

Median home value

$27,500$44,200

Thor

Population

208276

Median household income

$55,577$56,250

Median home value

$69,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$489$979

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradgate	Thor
Under 5	4.1%	11.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	0.8%	19.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	2.5%	8.3%
45 to 54	31.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	9.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	5.8%
75 and over	9.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradgate	Thor
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	77.2%
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%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradgate	Thor
No high school diploma	3.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	67.4%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradgate	Thor
Drove alone	49.2%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.6%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.9%
Walked	21.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradgate	Thor
1-unit, detached	90.6%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradgate	Thor
Poverty rate	33.1%	44.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	15	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938