Denison vs Manilla

A side-by-side comparison of Denison and Manilla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Denison has the higher population (8,247 vs 761 in Manilla). Manilla has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $63,850 in Denison). Denison has the higher median home value ($137,600 vs $94,800 in Manilla).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Manilla
Population	8,247	761
Median age	34.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,850	$66,875
Median home value	$137,600	$94,800
Median gross rent	$770	$660
Housing units	3,187	315
Homeownership rate	74.1%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Manilla
Population	8,337 → 8,247 (-1.1%)	895 → 761 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$54,190 → $63,850 (+17.8%)	$50,721 → $66,875 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $137,600 (+47.0%)	$75,100 → $94,800 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $770 (+16.1%)	$489 → $660 (+35.0%)

Denison

Population

8,3378,247

Median household income

$54,190$63,850

Median home value

$93,600$137,600

Median gross rent

$663$770

Manilla

Population

895761

Median household income

$50,721$66,875

Median home value

$75,100$94,800

Median gross rent

$489$660

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Manilla
Under 5	5.5%	10.0%
5 to 17	22.7%	12.0%
18 to 24	10.6%	17.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	7.3%	7.0%
75 and over	5.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Manilla
White (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	93.3%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	48.7%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Manilla
No high school diploma	24.8%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.6%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Manilla
Drove alone	70.9%	91.2%
Carpooled	16.5%	3.3%
Public transit	5.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Manilla
1-unit, detached	62.3%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Manilla
Poverty rate	20.1%	4.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	13	19
Median year structure built	1973	1938