Denver vs Iron Station

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

Denver and Iron Station are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Denver has the higher population (2,483 vs 722 in Iron Station). Iron Station has the higher median household income ($74,597 vs $73,393 in Denver). Since 2019, Iron Station's population has grown faster (+24.5% vs -23.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Denver	Iron Station
Population	2,483	722
Median age	37.2 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,393	$74,597
Median home value	$285,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,098	—
Housing units	1,047	314
Homeownership rate	70.2%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denver	Iron Station
Population	3,261 → 2,483 (-23.9%)	580 → 722 (+24.5%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $73,393 (+58.7%)	$24,773 → $74,597 (+201.1%)
Median home value	$215,600 → $285,600 (+32.5%)	$145,800 → $170,800 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $1,098 (+35.9%)	—

Denver

Population

3,2612,483

Median household income

$46,250$73,393

Median home value

$215,600$285,600

Median gross rent

$808$1,098

Iron Station

Population

580722

Median household income

$24,773$74,597

Median home value

$145,800$170,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denver	Iron Station
Under 5	16.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	7.8%	42.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	7.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	9.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.2%
75 and over	7.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denver	Iron Station
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	19.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denver	Iron Station
No high school diploma	1.8%	17.2%
High school graduate	28.7%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	41.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denver	Iron Station
Drove alone	92.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denver	Iron Station
1-unit, detached	66.4%	26.4%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	73.6%

Poverty & households

	Denver	Iron Station
Poverty rate	1.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1996	1988