Gladbrook vs Tama

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

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

Tama has the higher population (3,079 vs 998 in Gladbrook). Gladbrook has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $61,944 in Tama). Gladbrook has the higher median home value ($117,200 vs $101,200 in Tama).

Population, income & housing

	Gladbrook	Tama
Population	998	3,079
Median age	44.5 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$61,944
Median home value	$117,200	$101,200
Median gross rent	$807	$744
Housing units	470	1,159
Homeownership rate	81.4%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gladbrook	Tama
Population	982 → 998 (+1.6%)	2,769 → 3,079 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $63,125 (+12.8%)	$50,792 → $61,944 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $117,200 (+27.1%)	$86,400 → $101,200 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $807 (+38.9%)	$717 → $744 (+3.8%)

Gladbrook

Population

982998

Median household income

$55,938$63,125

Median home value

$92,200$117,200

Median gross rent

$581$807

Tama

Population

2,7693,079

Median household income

$50,792$61,944

Median home value

$86,400$101,200

Median gross rent

$717$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gladbrook	Tama
Under 5	6.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	24.5%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.1%
75 and over	14.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gladbrook	Tama
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	58.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gladbrook	Tama
No high school diploma	5.8%	19.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gladbrook	Tama
Drove alone	82.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	22.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gladbrook	Tama
1-unit, detached	91.9%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Gladbrook	Tama
Poverty rate	17.0%	23.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1953	1960