Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.14 minutes getting to work every day.
Even though Denison is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The percentage of adults in Denison with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.86% of adults in Denison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Denison in 2022 was $25,944, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,776 for a family of four. However, Denison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Denison is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Denison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Denison, accounting for 49.94% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Denison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Denison include German, English, Irish, African, and Danish.
Denison also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.32%.
The most common language spoken in Denison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
