Denmark vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (841 vs 738 in Denmark). Denmark has the higher median household income ($105,714 vs $66,000 in West Point). Denmark has the higher median home value ($193,200 vs $158,700 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Denmark	West Point
Population	738	841
Median age	41.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,714	$66,000
Median home value	$193,200	$158,700
Median gross rent	$874	$581
Housing units	304	400
Homeownership rate	85.2%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denmark	West Point
Population	429 → 738 (+72.0%)	892 → 841 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$44,621 → $105,714 (+136.9%)	$51,548 → $66,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $193,200 (+115.1%)	$120,600 → $158,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $874 (-0.1%)	$540 → $581 (+7.6%)

Denmark

Population

429738

Median household income

$44,621$105,714

Median home value

$89,800$193,200

Median gross rent

$875$874

West Point

Population

892841

Median household income

$51,548$66,000

Median home value

$120,600$158,700

Median gross rent

$540$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denmark	West Point
Under 5	8.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.5%	21.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	8.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	29.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	3.8%	6.5%
65 to 74	2.4%	19.7%
75 and over	8.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denmark	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denmark	West Point
No high school diploma	2.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	15.3%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	46.8%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denmark	West Point
Drove alone	97.8%	80.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denmark	West Point
1-unit, detached	90.8%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Denmark	West Point
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1976	1970