Denison vs Netawaka

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

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

Denison has the higher population (159 vs 158 in Netawaka). Denison has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $58,750 in Netawaka). Netawaka has the higher median home value ($97,000 vs $66,700 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Netawaka
Population	159	158
Median age	54.1 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,000	$58,750
Median home value	$66,700	$97,000
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	94	74
Homeownership rate	97.3%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Netawaka
Population	133 → 159 (+19.5%)	164 → 158 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $59,000 (+20.0%)	$61,250 → $58,750 (-4.1%)
Median home value	$53,500 → $66,700 (+24.7%)	$74,300 → $97,000 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,150 (+43.8%)	$638 → $950 (+48.9%)

Denison

Population

133159

Median household income

$49,167$59,000

Median home value

$53,500$66,700

Median gross rent

$800$1,150

Netawaka

Population

164158

Median household income

$61,250$58,750

Median home value

$74,300$97,000

Median gross rent

$638$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Netawaka
Under 5	3.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.2%	8.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	20.3%
25 to 34	18.2%	1.9%
35 to 44	6.9%	5.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	17.1%
55 to 64	28.3%	30.4%
65 to 74	17.6%	7.0%
75 and over	1.9%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Netawaka
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Netawaka
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	20.3%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	50.4%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Netawaka
Drove alone	84.7%	77.9%
Carpooled	11.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Netawaka
1-unit, detached	95.7%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Netawaka
Poverty rate	8.2%	13.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	43	20
Median year structure built	1938	1970