Bronson vs Cushing

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

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

Bronson has the higher population (302 vs 213 in Cushing). Bronson has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $70,139 in Cushing). Bronson has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $57,700 in Cushing).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Cushing
Population	302	213
Median age	35.6 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,500	$70,139
Median home value	$164,600	$57,700
Median gross rent	—	$725
Housing units	118	77
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Cushing
Population	234 → 302 (+29.1%)	175 → 213 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $83,500 (+29.3%)	$43,750 → $70,139 (+60.3%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $164,600 (+34.0%)	$48,100 → $57,700 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$488 → $725 (+48.6%)

Bronson

Population

234302

Median household income

$64,583$83,500

Median home value

$122,800$164,600

Cushing

Population

175213

Median household income

$43,750$70,139

Median home value

$48,100$57,700

Median gross rent

$488$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Cushing
Under 5	6.3%	8.5%
5 to 17	19.9%	24.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	17.4%
35 to 44	15.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	15.9%	7.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	10.3%
65 to 74	6.3%	8.5%
75 and over	4.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Cushing
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	4.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Cushing
No high school diploma	1.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	33.5%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Cushing
Drove alone	85.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	3.9%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	2.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Cushing
Poverty rate	3.6%	22.1%
Average household size	2.60	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1960	1938