Danbury vs Salix

A side-by-side comparison of Danbury and Salix: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Salix has the higher population (413 vs 291 in Danbury). Danbury has the higher median household income ($64,028 vs $62,143 in Salix). Salix has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $75,700 in Danbury).

Population, income & housing

	Danbury	Salix
Population	291	413
Median age	51.2 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,028	$62,143
Median home value	$75,700	$162,500
Median gross rent	$750	$914
Housing units	162	193
Homeownership rate	82.0%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danbury	Salix
Population	376 → 291 (-22.6%)	410 → 413 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$53,229 → $64,028 (+20.3%)	$63,333 → $62,143 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $75,700 (-5.8%)	$105,900 → $162,500 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$472 → $750 (+58.9%)	$600 → $914 (+52.3%)

Danbury

Population

376291

Median household income

$53,229$64,028

Median home value

$80,400$75,700

Median gross rent

$472$750

Salix

Population

410413

Median household income

$63,333$62,143

Median home value

$105,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$600$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danbury	Salix
Under 5	6.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	5.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	15.5%	17.2%
75 and over	10.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danbury	Salix
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
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%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danbury	Salix
No high school diploma	6.6%	3.7%
High school graduate	41.7%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danbury	Salix
Drove alone	82.8%	77.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	15.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danbury	Salix
1-unit, detached	90.7%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Danbury	Salix
Poverty rate	11.3%	3.4%
Average household size	2.09	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1938	1949