Anthon vs Bronson

A side-by-side comparison of Anthon and Bronson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Anthon has the higher population (488 vs 302 in Bronson). Bronson has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $52,500 in Anthon). Bronson has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $94,800 in Anthon).

Population, income & housing

	Anthon	Bronson
Population	488	302
Median age	46.0 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$83,500
Median home value	$94,800	$164,600
Median gross rent	$1,035	—
Housing units	305	118
Homeownership rate	82.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anthon	Bronson
Population	649 → 488 (-24.8%)	234 → 302 (+29.1%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $52,500 (-4.5%)	$64,583 → $83,500 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $94,800 (+20.9%)	$122,800 → $164,600 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $1,035 (+43.6%)	—

Anthon

Population

649488

Median household income

$55,000$52,500

Median home value

$78,400$94,800

Median gross rent

$721$1,035

Bronson

Population

234302

Median household income

$64,583$83,500

Median home value

$122,800$164,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anthon	Bronson
Under 5	6.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	7.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	15.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	9.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	6.3%
75 and over	10.9%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anthon	Bronson
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anthon	Bronson
No high school diploma	4.7%	1.0%
High school graduate	37.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anthon	Bronson
Drove alone	76.7%	85.1%
Carpooled	10.7%	3.9%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anthon	Bronson
1-unit, detached	95.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Anthon	Bronson
Poverty rate	16.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.10	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1944	1960