Denmark, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

835

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

28.9

30.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

0.958%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$136,875

29.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$194,400

Economy

The economy of Denmark, IA employs 477 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Denmark, IA were Educational Services (127 people), Manufacturing (62 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (53 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($103,269), and Educational Services ($103,255).

Employment

Occupations

477

2024 Value

± 164

15.2%

1 Year growth

± 42.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denmark, IA grew at a rate of 15.2%, from 414 employees to 477 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Denmark, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (129 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (62 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (49 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Denmark, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

477

2024 Value

± 164

15.2%

1 Year growth

± 42.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denmark, IA grew at a rate of 15.2%, from 414 employees to 477 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Denmark, IA, are Educational Services (127 people), Manufacturing (62 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (53 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Denmark, IA, though some of these residents may live in Denmark, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,000

Median earning men ± $11,534

$48,750

Median earning women ± $55,721

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($69,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($102,995).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Denmark, IA was $194,400 in 2024, which is 0.584 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $193,200 to $194,400, a 0.621% increase. The homeownership rate in Denmark, IA is 91.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Denmark, IA have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Denmark, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$194,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$87,265

$306

Median Property Taxes

±$129

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Denmark, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Denmark, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.1%

Homeownership

2024

23.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.1% of the housing units in Denmark, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Denmark, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$136,875

Median Household Income

± $95,028

336

Number of Households

± 136

In 2024, the median household income of the 336 households in Denmark, IA grew to $136,875 from the previous year's value of $105,714.

The following chart displays the households in Denmark, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Denmark, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (98.1%)
Carpooled (1.89%)

In 2024, 98.1% of workers in Denmark, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (1.89%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Denmark, IA have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.6% of the workforce in Denmark, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Denmark, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Denmark, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Denmark, IA have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.958% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Denmark, IA (8 out of 835 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Denmark, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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