Denison vs Howe

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

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

Denison has the higher population (25,347 vs 3,638 in Howe). Denison has the higher median household income ($60,821 vs $57,417 in Howe). Howe has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $167,800 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Howe
Population	25,347	3,638
Median age	40.6 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,821	$57,417
Median home value	$167,800	$190,000
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,167
Housing units	11,153	1,362
Homeownership rate	59.7%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Howe
Population	24,340 → 25,347 (+4.1%)	3,075 → 3,638 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$43,586 → $60,821 (+39.5%)	$56,524 → $57,417 (+1.6%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $167,800 (+70.7%)	$111,400 → $190,000 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,161 (+43.3%)	$745 → $1,167 (+56.6%)

Denison

Population

24,34025,347

Median household income

$43,586$60,821

Median home value

$98,300$167,800

Median gross rent

$810$1,161

Howe

Population

3,0753,638

Median household income

$56,524$57,417

Median home value

$111,400$190,000

Median gross rent

$745$1,167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Howe
Under 5	6.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	29.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	16.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	17.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	6.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	7.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	4.1%
75 and over	9.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Howe
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	53.5%
Black or African American	6.6%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	34.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Howe
No high school diploma	10.3%	20.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Howe
Drove alone	77.5%	55.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	38.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Howe
1-unit, detached	75.0%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	8.7%
20 or more units	3.9%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Howe
Poverty rate	17.0%	22.4%
Average household size	2.49	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1967	1984