Bronson vs Salix

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

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

Salix has the higher population (413 vs 302 in Bronson). Bronson has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $62,143 in Salix). Bronson has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $162,500 in Salix).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Salix
Population	302	413
Median age	35.6 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,500	$62,143
Median home value	$164,600	$162,500
Median gross rent	—	$914
Housing units	118	193
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Salix
Population	234 → 302 (+29.1%)	410 → 413 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $83,500 (+29.3%)	$63,333 → $62,143 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $164,600 (+34.0%)	$105,900 → $162,500 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$600 → $914 (+52.3%)

Bronson

Population

234302

Median household income

$64,583$83,500

Median home value

$122,800$164,600

Salix

Population

410413

Median household income

$63,333$62,143

Median home value

$105,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$600$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Salix
Under 5	6.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.9%	20.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	15.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	17.2%
75 and over	4.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Salix
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.5%
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%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Salix
No high school diploma	1.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Salix
Drove alone	85.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	15.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronson	Salix
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Salix
Poverty rate	3.6%	3.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1960	1949