Denison vs Whitesboro

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

Denison and Whitesboro 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 4,154 in Whitesboro). Whitesboro has the higher median household income ($73,638 vs $60,821 in Denison). Whitesboro has the higher median home value ($211,900 vs $167,800 in Denison).

Population, income & housing

	Denison	Whitesboro
Population	25,347	4,154
Median age	40.6 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,821	$73,638
Median home value	$167,800	$211,900
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,309
Housing units	11,153	1,632
Homeownership rate	59.7%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denison	Whitesboro
Population	24,340 → 25,347 (+4.1%)	3,998 → 4,154 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$43,586 → $60,821 (+39.5%)	$54,333 → $73,638 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $167,800 (+70.7%)	$105,900 → $211,900 (+100.1%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,161 (+43.3%)	$919 → $1,309 (+42.4%)

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

Whitesboro

Population

3,9984,154

Median household income

$54,333$73,638

Median home value

$105,900$211,900

Median gross rent

$919$1,309

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denison	Whitesboro
Under 5	6.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	20.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	7.7%
75 and over	9.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denison	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	86.3%
Black or African American	6.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	1.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denison	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	10.3%	8.1%
High school graduate	34.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denison	Whitesboro
Drove alone	77.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.9%
Public transit	0.4%	5.7%
Walked	0.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denison	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	75.0%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Denison	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	17.0%	11.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1967	1977