Denison vs Holton

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

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

Holton has the higher population (3,384 vs 159 in Denison). Denison has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $51,390 in Holton). Holton has the higher median home value ($143,400 vs $66,700 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Holton
Population	159	3,384
Median age	54.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,000	$51,390
Median home value	$66,700	$143,400
Median gross rent	—	$780
Housing units	94	1,422
Homeownership rate	97.3%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Holton
Population	133 → 159 (+19.5%)	3,237 → 3,384 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $59,000 (+20.0%)	$47,298 → $51,390 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$53,500 → $66,700 (+24.7%)	$116,700 → $143,400 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,150 (+43.8%)	$550 → $780 (+41.8%)

Denison

Population

133159

Median household income

$49,167$59,000

Median home value

$53,500$66,700

Median gross rent

$800$1,150

Holton

Population

3,2373,384

Median household income

$47,298$51,390

Median home value

$116,700$143,400

Median gross rent

$550$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Holton
Under 5	3.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.9%
25 to 34	18.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	6.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	28.3%	10.3%
65 to 74	17.6%	10.7%
75 and over	1.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Holton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	78.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Holton
No high school diploma	5.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	20.3%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	50.4%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Holton
Drove alone	84.7%	66.9%
Carpooled	11.8%	19.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Holton
1-unit, detached	95.7%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Holton
Poverty rate	8.2%	12.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	43	22
Median year structure built	1938	1963