Tripoli

Population: 1,256
Median household income: $75,988
Median home value: $116,200

Tripoli, a community in Bremer County, Iowa, has 1,256 residents. The median household income of $75,988 is below the Bremer County median ($83,343).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tripoli's population declined 3.5% from 1,302 to 1,256, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $91,200 to $116,200.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $888.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,256
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,988
Median home value: $116,200
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 569
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3021,256

Median household income

$57,386$75,988

Median home value

$91,200$116,200

Median gross rent

$555$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,302	$57,386	$91,200	$555
2020	1,337	$63,393	$96,700	$628
2021	1,304	$66,154	$101,600	$635
2022	1,207	$71,641	$113,200	$805
2023	1,256	$75,988	$116,200	$888

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	6.0%
5 to 17	177	14.1%
18 to 24	138	11.0%
25 to 34	150	11.9%
35 to 44	104	8.3%
45 to 54	214	17.0%
55 to 64	131	10.4%
65 to 74	117	9.3%
75 and over	150	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,139	90.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	1.3%
Two or more races	78	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	5.2%
High school graduate	298	34.4%
Some college or associate's	326	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	131	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	66	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	515	82.5%
Carpooled	22	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.4%
Bicycle	3	0.5%
Worked from home	53	8.5%
Other means	16	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	69	12.1%
15 to 29 min	237	41.5%
30 to 44 min	209	36.6%
45 to 59 min	33	5.8%
60+ min	23	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 2.9% (36 of 1,236)

	Count	Share
Family households	318	58.5%
Nonfamily households	226	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	544	95.6%
Vacant	25	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	452	83.1%
Renter-occupied	92	16.9%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	468	82.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.5%
2 to 4 units	83	14.6%
5 to 19 units	15	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1978915
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8084, -92.2578