Frederika vs Tripoli

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

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

Tripoli has the higher population (1,256 vs 207 in Frederika). Tripoli has the higher median household income ($75,988 vs $48,750 in Frederika). Tripoli has the higher median home value ($116,200 vs $101,600 in Frederika).

Population, income & housing

	Frederika	Tripoli
Population	207	1,256
Median age	45.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$75,988
Median home value	$101,600	$116,200
Median gross rent	—	$888
Housing units	125	569
Homeownership rate	89.5%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frederika	Tripoli
Population	346 → 207 (-40.2%)	1,302 → 1,256 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $48,750 (+7.3%)	$57,386 → $75,988 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$81,300 → $101,600 (+25.0%)	$91,200 → $116,200 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $616 (-19.7%)	$555 → $888 (+60.0%)

Frederika

Population

346207

Median household income

$45,417$48,750

Median home value

$81,300$101,600

Median gross rent

$767$616

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)

	Frederika	Tripoli
Under 5	3.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	15.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	4.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	17.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.3%
75 and over	13.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frederika	Tripoli
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frederika	Tripoli
No high school diploma	10.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	47.9%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frederika	Tripoli
Drove alone	87.6%	82.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	3.5%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	1.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frederika	Tripoli
1-unit, detached	96.8%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Frederika	Tripoli
Poverty rate	16.9%	2.9%
Average household size	2.18	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	42	29
Median year structure built	1950	1957