Denver vs Janesville

A side-by-side comparison of Denver and Janesville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Denver has the higher population (2,216 vs 1,012 in Janesville). Denver has the higher median household income ($90,156 vs $84,231 in Janesville). Denver has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $214,700 in Janesville).

Population, income & housing

	Denver	Janesville
Population	2,216	1,012
Median age	36.4 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,156	$84,231
Median home value	$221,100	$214,700
Median gross rent	$788	$625
Housing units	869	456
Homeownership rate	84.0%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denver	Janesville
Population	1,726 → 2,216 (+28.4%)	981 → 1,012 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$67,228 → $90,156 (+34.1%)	$63,750 → $84,231 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$162,800 → $221,100 (+35.8%)	$167,200 → $214,700 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $788 (+34.0%)	$625 → $625 (+0.0%)

Denver

Population

1,7262,216

Median household income

$67,228$90,156

Median home value

$162,800$221,100

Median gross rent

$588$788

Janesville

Population

9811,012

Median household income

$63,750$84,231

Median home value

$167,200$214,700

Median gross rent

$625$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denver	Janesville
Under 5	7.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	25.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	20.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.3%
75 and over	7.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denver	Janesville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denver	Janesville
No high school diploma	1.9%	1.7%
High school graduate	22.9%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.2%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denver	Janesville
Drove alone	84.9%	80.0%
Carpooled	1.6%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	6.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denver	Janesville
1-unit, detached	82.3%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Denver	Janesville
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.8%
Average household size	2.74	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1975	1973