Denton vs Severance

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

Denton and Severance 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 46 in Severance). Since 2019, Denton's population has grown faster (-21.3% vs -60.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Severance
Population	129	46
Median age	56.9 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,125	—
Median home value	$108,300	—
Housing units	63	32
Homeownership rate	96.8%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Severance
Population	164 → 129 (-21.3%)	116 → 46 (-60.3%)
Median household income	$70,938 → $83,125 (+17.2%)	$26,250 → $38,125 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $108,300 (+57.4%)	$21,900 → $35,000 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $575 (+0.0%)	$656 → $575 (-12.3%)

Denton

Population

164129

Median household income

$70,938$83,125

Median home value

$68,800$108,300

Median gross rent

$575$575

Severance

Population

11646

Median household income

$26,250$38,125

Median home value

$21,900$35,000

Median gross rent

$656$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Severance
Under 5	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	13.0%
18 to 24	1.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	6.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	16.3%	28.3%
55 to 64	24.8%	26.1%
65 to 74	15.5%	4.3%
75 and over	12.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Severance
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	Severance
No high school diploma	0.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	13.3%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	62.8%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Severance
Drove alone	75.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	0.0%
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%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Severance
1-unit, detached	95.2%	96.9%
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%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Severance
Poverty rate	4.7%	37.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1954	1975