Denver vs Tripoli

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

Denver and Tripoli 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 1,256 in Tripoli). Denver has the higher median household income ($90,156 vs $75,988 in Tripoli). Denver has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $116,200 in Tripoli).

Population, income & housing

	Denver	Tripoli
Population	2,216	1,256
Median age	36.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$90,156	$75,988
Median home value	$221,100	$116,200
Median gross rent	$788	$888
Housing units	869	569
Homeownership rate	84.0%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denver	Tripoli
Population	1,726 → 2,216 (+28.4%)	1,302 → 1,256 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$67,228 → $90,156 (+34.1%)	$57,386 → $75,988 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$162,800 → $221,100 (+35.8%)	$91,200 → $116,200 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $788 (+34.0%)	$555 → $888 (+60.0%)

Denver

Population

1,7262,216

Median household income

$67,228$90,156

Median home value

$162,800$221,100

Median gross rent

$588$788

Tripoli

Population

1,3021,256

Median household income

$57,386$75,988

Median home value

$91,200$116,200

Median gross rent

$555$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denver	Tripoli
Under 5	7.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	25.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	4.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	8.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	17.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.3%
75 and over	7.1%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denver	Tripoli
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	90.7%
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%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denver	Tripoli
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	22.9%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	35.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denver	Tripoli
Drove alone	84.9%	82.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.0%	8.5%
Other means	1.1%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denver	Tripoli
1-unit, detached	82.3%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	2.6%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Denver	Tripoli
Poverty rate	4.9%	2.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1975	1957