Bradford vs Dyer

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and Dyer: population, income, housing, and more.

Bradford and Dyer are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dyer has the higher population (2,334 vs 1,240 in Bradford). Dyer has the higher median household income ($50,962 vs $40,536 in Bradford). Dyer has the higher median home value ($117,600 vs $101,600 in Bradford).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Dyer
Population	1,240	2,334
Median age	39.7 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$40,536	$50,962
Median home value	$101,600	$117,600
Median gross rent	$684	$810
Housing units	539	952
Homeownership rate	66.3%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Dyer
Population	1,238 → 1,240 (+0.2%)	2,791 → 2,334 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$43,875 → $40,536 (-7.6%)	$35,733 → $50,962 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $101,600 (+43.7%)	$78,400 → $117,600 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $684 (-5.1%)	$659 → $810 (+22.9%)

Bradford

Population

1,2381,240

Median household income

$43,875$40,536

Median home value

$70,700$101,600

Median gross rent

$721$684

Dyer

Population

2,7912,334

Median household income

$35,733$50,962

Median home value

$78,400$117,600

Median gross rent

$659$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Dyer
Under 5	7.3%	13.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	12.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	6.2%
35 to 44	6.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	15.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.1%
75 and over	12.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Dyer
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	71.2%
Black or African American	6.8%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Dyer
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	44.3%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Dyer
Drove alone	81.9%	86.4%
Carpooled	8.9%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	1.7%
Other means	6.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Dyer
1-unit, detached	83.3%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Dyer
Poverty rate	23.9%	19.7%
Average household size	2.58	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1964	1967