Denmark vs Donnellson

A side-by-side comparison of Denmark and Donnellson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Donnellson has the higher population (813 vs 738 in Denmark). Denmark has the higher median household income ($105,714 vs $55,313 in Donnellson). Denmark has the higher median home value ($193,200 vs $134,000 in Donnellson).

Population, income & housing

	Denmark	Donnellson
Population	738	813
Median age	41.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,714	$55,313
Median home value	$193,200	$134,000
Median gross rent	$874	$751
Housing units	304	352
Homeownership rate	85.2%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denmark	Donnellson
Population	429 → 738 (+72.0%)	1,039 → 813 (-21.8%)
Median household income	$44,621 → $105,714 (+136.9%)	$53,581 → $55,313 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $193,200 (+115.1%)	$103,600 → $134,000 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $874 (-0.1%)	$654 → $751 (+14.8%)

Denmark

Population

429738

Median household income

$44,621$105,714

Median home value

$89,800$193,200

Median gross rent

$875$874

Donnellson

Population

1,039813

Median household income

$53,581$55,313

Median home value

$103,600$134,000

Median gross rent

$654$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denmark	Donnellson
Under 5	8.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.5%	22.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	29.3%	6.6%
55 to 64	3.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	2.4%	12.3%
75 and over	8.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denmark	Donnellson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denmark	Donnellson
No high school diploma	2.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	15.3%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	46.8%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denmark	Donnellson
Drove alone	97.8%	83.7%
Carpooled	2.2%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denmark	Donnellson
1-unit, detached	90.8%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Denmark	Donnellson
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1976	1966