Denison vs Pottsboro

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

Denison and Pottsboro 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 2,624 in Pottsboro). Pottsboro has the higher median household income ($75,909 vs $60,821 in Denison). Pottsboro has the higher median home value ($246,300 vs $167,800 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Pottsboro
Population	25,347	2,624
Median age	40.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,821	$75,909
Median home value	$167,800	$246,300
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,233
Housing units	11,153	1,052
Homeownership rate	59.7%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Pottsboro
Population	24,340 → 25,347 (+4.1%)	2,465 → 2,624 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$43,586 → $60,821 (+39.5%)	$70,000 → $75,909 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $167,800 (+70.7%)	$178,100 → $246,300 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,161 (+43.3%)	$809 → $1,233 (+52.4%)

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

Pottsboro

Population

2,4652,624

Median household income

$70,000$75,909

Median home value

$178,100$246,300

Median gross rent

$809$1,233

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Pottsboro
Under 5	6.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	14.0%
75 and over	9.6%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Pottsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	86.3%
Black or African American	6.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Pottsboro
No high school diploma	10.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Pottsboro
Drove alone	77.5%	71.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	14.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.3%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Pottsboro
1-unit, detached	75.0%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Pottsboro
Poverty rate	17.0%	7.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1967	1991