Denison vs Whiting

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

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

Whiting has the higher population (316 vs 159 in Denison). Denison has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $58,125 in Whiting). Whiting has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $66,700 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Whiting
Population	159	316
Median age	54.1 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,000	$58,125
Median home value	$66,700	$92,500
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	94	135
Homeownership rate	97.3%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Whiting
Population	133 → 159 (+19.5%)	207 → 316 (+52.7%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $59,000 (+20.0%)	$45,208 → $58,125 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$53,500 → $66,700 (+24.7%)	$74,300 → $92,500 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,150 (+43.8%)	$613 → $800 (+30.5%)

Denison

Population

133159

Median household income

$49,167$59,000

Median home value

$53,500$66,700

Median gross rent

$800$1,150

Whiting

Population

207316

Median household income

$45,208$58,125

Median home value

$74,300$92,500

Median gross rent

$613$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Whiting
Under 5	3.1%	10.8%
5 to 17	13.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	18.2%	6.3%
35 to 44	6.9%	7.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	28.3%	29.1%
65 to 74	17.6%	8.9%
75 and over	1.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Whiting
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.5%
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	0.0%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Whiting
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	20.3%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	50.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Whiting
Drove alone	84.7%	76.8%
Carpooled	11.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Whiting
1-unit, detached	95.7%	88.1%
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%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Whiting
Poverty rate	8.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	43	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938