Denison vs Soldier

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

Denison and Soldier 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 74 in Soldier). Denison has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $50,000 in Soldier). Denison has the higher median home value ($66,700 vs $55,000 in Soldier).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Soldier
Population	159	74
Median age	54.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,000	$50,000
Median home value	$66,700	$55,000
Housing units	94	46
Homeownership rate	97.3%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Soldier
Population	133 → 159 (+19.5%)	83 → 74 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $59,000 (+20.0%)	$27,500 → $50,000 (+81.8%)
Median home value	$53,500 → $66,700 (+24.7%)	$44,300 → $55,000 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,150 (+43.8%)	—

Denison

Population

133159

Median household income

$49,167$59,000

Median home value

$53,500$66,700

Median gross rent

$800$1,150

Soldier

Population

8374

Median household income

$27,500$50,000

Median home value

$44,300$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Soldier
Under 5	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	25.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	6.9%	21.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	2.7%
55 to 64	28.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	17.6%	13.5%
75 and over	1.9%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Soldier
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.1%
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%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Soldier
No high school diploma	5.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	50.4%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Soldier
Drove alone	84.7%	72.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Soldier
1-unit, detached	95.7%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
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%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Soldier
Poverty rate	8.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	43	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938