Dysart vs Gladbrook

A side-by-side comparison of Dysart and Gladbrook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dysart has the higher population (1,575 vs 998 in Gladbrook). Gladbrook has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $62,308 in Dysart). Dysart has the higher median home value ($156,500 vs $117,200 in Gladbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Dysart	Gladbrook
Population	1,575	998
Median age	39.3 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,308	$63,125
Median home value	$156,500	$117,200
Median gross rent	$739	$807
Housing units	686	470
Homeownership rate	81.6%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dysart	Gladbrook
Population	1,391 → 1,575 (+13.2%)	982 → 998 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$68,500 → $62,308 (-9.0%)	$55,938 → $63,125 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $156,500 (+25.3%)	$92,200 → $117,200 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $739 (-3.9%)	$581 → $807 (+38.9%)

Dysart

Population

1,3911,575

Median household income

$68,500$62,308

Median home value

$124,900$156,500

Median gross rent

$769$739

Gladbrook

Population

982998

Median household income

$55,938$63,125

Median home value

$92,200$117,200

Median gross rent

$581$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dysart	Gladbrook
Under 5	6.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.4%
75 and over	6.9%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dysart	Gladbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	96.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dysart	Gladbrook
No high school diploma	3.2%	5.8%
High school graduate	35.9%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dysart	Gladbrook
Drove alone	81.9%	82.2%
Carpooled	3.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.8%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dysart	Gladbrook
1-unit, detached	90.5%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Dysart	Gladbrook
Poverty rate	11.1%	17.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1942	1953