Denton vs Leona

A side-by-side comparison of Denton and Leona: population, income, housing, and more.

Denton and Leona are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Denton has the higher population (129 vs 49 in Leona). Denton has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $40,313 in Leona). Since 2019, Leona's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs -21.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Leona
Population	129	49
Median age	56.9 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,125	$40,313
Median home value	$108,300	—
Housing units	63	19
Homeownership rate	96.8%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Leona
Population	164 → 129 (-21.3%)	48 → 49 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$70,938 → $83,125 (+17.2%)	$19,107 → $40,313 (+111.0%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $108,300 (+57.4%)	$51,400 → $53,300 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $575 (+0.0%)	—

Denton

Population

164129

Median household income

$70,938$83,125

Median home value

$68,800$108,300

Median gross rent

$575$575

Leona

Population

4849

Median household income

$19,107$40,313

Median home value

$51,400$53,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Leona
Under 5	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	28.6%
18 to 24	1.6%	2.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	44.9%
35 to 44	6.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.3%	2.0%
55 to 64	24.8%	22.4%
65 to 74	15.5%	0.0%
75 and over	12.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Leona
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Leona
No high school diploma	0.9%	61.8%
High school graduate	13.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	62.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Leona
Drove alone	75.6%	66.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	20.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Leona
1-unit, detached	95.2%	47.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	52.6%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Leona
Poverty rate	4.7%	40.8%
Average household size	2.08	4.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1954	1938