Denison vs Mayetta

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

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

Mayetta has the higher population (347 vs 159 in Denison). Denison has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $56,250 in Mayetta). Mayetta has the higher median home value ($68,300 vs $66,700 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Mayetta
Population	159	347
Median age	54.1 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,000	$56,250
Median home value	$66,700	$68,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,375
Housing units	94	166
Homeownership rate	97.3%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Mayetta
Population	133 → 159 (+19.5%)	315 → 347 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $59,000 (+20.0%)	$36,750 → $56,250 (+53.1%)
Median home value	$53,500 → $66,700 (+24.7%)	$66,300 → $68,300 (+3.0%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,150 (+43.8%)	$862 → $1,375 (+59.5%)

Denison

Population

133159

Median household income

$49,167$59,000

Median home value

$53,500$66,700

Median gross rent

$800$1,150

Mayetta

Population

315347

Median household income

$36,750$56,250

Median home value

$66,300$68,300

Median gross rent

$862$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Mayetta
Under 5	3.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.4%
25 to 34	18.2%	9.8%
35 to 44	6.9%	6.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	25.6%
55 to 64	28.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	17.6%	8.4%
75 and over	1.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Mayetta
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	70.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	16.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Mayetta
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	20.3%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	50.4%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Mayetta
Drove alone	84.7%	75.4%
Carpooled	11.8%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Mayetta
1-unit, detached	95.7%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Mayetta
Poverty rate	8.2%	6.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	43	22
Median year structure built	1938	1951