Bradford vs Rutherford

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

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

Bradford has the higher population (1,240 vs 1,203 in Rutherford). Rutherford has the higher median household income ($50,000 vs $40,536 in Bradford). Bradford has the higher median home value ($101,600 vs $91,500 in Rutherford).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Rutherford
Population	1,240	1,203
Median age	39.7 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,536	$50,000
Median home value	$101,600	$91,500
Median gross rent	$684	$718
Housing units	539	572
Homeownership rate	66.3%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Rutherford
Population	1,238 → 1,240 (+0.2%)	1,116 → 1,203 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$43,875 → $40,536 (-7.6%)	$33,359 → $50,000 (+49.9%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $101,600 (+43.7%)	$65,400 → $91,500 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $684 (-5.1%)	$650 → $718 (+10.5%)

Bradford

Population

1,2381,240

Median household income

$43,875$40,536

Median home value

$70,700$101,600

Median gross rent

$721$684

Rutherford

Population

1,1161,203

Median household income

$33,359$50,000

Median home value

$65,400$91,500

Median gross rent

$650$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Rutherford
Under 5	7.3%	11.3%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	2.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	19.5%
35 to 44	6.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	15.7%	9.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	15.0%
75 and over	12.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Rutherford
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	83.1%
Black or African American	6.8%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Rutherford
No high school diploma	11.8%	13.0%
High school graduate	44.3%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Rutherford
Drove alone	81.9%	83.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	3.7%
Other means	6.5%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Rutherford
1-unit, detached	83.3%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Rutherford
Poverty rate	23.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.58	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1964	1966