Denison vs Van Alstyne

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

Denison and Van Alstyne 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 5,378 in Van Alstyne). Van Alstyne has the higher median household income ($93,373 vs $60,821 in Denison). Van Alstyne has the higher median home value ($297,400 vs $167,800 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Van Alstyne
Population	25,347	5,378
Median age	40.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,821	$93,373
Median home value	$167,800	$297,400
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,141
Housing units	11,153	2,205
Homeownership rate	59.7%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Van Alstyne
Population	24,340 → 25,347 (+4.1%)	3,906 → 5,378 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$43,586 → $60,821 (+39.5%)	$67,772 → $93,373 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $167,800 (+70.7%)	$158,100 → $297,400 (+88.1%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,161 (+43.3%)	$1,012 → $1,141 (+12.7%)

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

Van Alstyne

Population

3,9065,378

Median household income

$67,772$93,373

Median home value

$158,100$297,400

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Van Alstyne
Under 5	6.9%	1.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	27.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	18.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	4.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.2%
75 and over	9.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Van Alstyne
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	67.1%
Black or African American	6.6%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Van Alstyne
No high school diploma	10.3%	5.1%
High school graduate	34.4%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Van Alstyne
Drove alone	77.5%	61.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.4%	3.4%
Walked	0.9%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	23.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Van Alstyne
1-unit, detached	75.0%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	3.9%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Van Alstyne
Poverty rate	17.0%	1.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1967	2005