Denison, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 24,001 (Urban population: 22,305, Rural population: 1,696 (all nonfarm))

Denison, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,226 (9,133 occupied: 6,048 owner occupied, 3,085 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	36%

Housing density: 453 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $455 (lower quartile is $369, upper quartile is $558)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $406

Median gross rent in Denison, TX in 2007: $669

Housing units in Denison with a mortgage: 2,890 (85 second mortgage, 232 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,742

Denison,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,922 (it was $52,100 in 2000)

Denison:	$75,922
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,274 - $121,531

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,227

In family households: 18,752 (4,380 male householders, 1,768 female householders)
4,557 spouses, 6,526 children (5,712 natural, 196 adopted, 618 stepchildren), 538 grandchildren, 159 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 244 other relatives, 498 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,475 (1,174 male householders (956 living alone)), 1,871 female householders (1,746 living alone)), 430 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 504 (361 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,657 2-persons, 1,534 3-persons, 1,146 4-persons, 542 5-persons, 215 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,702 1-person, 288 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 27 4-persons.

3,290 married couples with children.
1,589 single-parent households (359 men, 1,230 women).

95.0% of residents of Denison speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 578 (2.5%)
(30.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Denison, Texas:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 108 4 rooms: 835 5 rooms: 1,760 6 rooms: 1,677 7 rooms: 834 8 rooms: 400 9 or more rooms: 382

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denison, Texas:
	1 room: 181 2 rooms: 229 3 rooms: 495 4 rooms: 805 5 rooms: 823 6 rooms: 387 7 rooms: 86 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 59

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 85
1995 to 1998: 293
1990 to 1994: 234
1980 to 1989: 1,036
1970 to 1979: 1,356
1960 to 1969: 1,955
1950 to 1959: 1,963
1940 to 1949: 1,461
1939 or earlier: 1,843

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Denison:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 118 2 bedrooms: 1,854 3 bedrooms: 3,313 4 bedrooms: 665 5 or more bedrooms: 71

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denison:
	no bedroom: 196 1 bedroom: 749 2 bedrooms: 1,264 3 bedrooms: 756 4 bedrooms: 102 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Denison in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 263 1 vehicle: 1,957 2 vehicles: 2,730 3 vehicles: 791 4 vehicles: 213 5 or more vehicles: 94

Cars and other vehicles available in Denison in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 515 1 vehicle: 1,571 2 vehicles: 763 3 vehicles: 205 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Denison, TX:

Less than $10,000: 95
$10,000 to $14,999: 55
$15,000 to $19,999: 135
$20,000 to $24,999: 136
$25,000 to $29,999: 154
$30,000 to $34,999: 239
$35,000 to $39,999: 235
$40,000 to $49,999: 525
$50,000 to $59,999: 583
$60,000 to $69,999: 668
$70,000 to $79,999: 582
$80,000 to $89,999: 496
$90,000 to $99,999: 349
$100,000 to $124,999: 928
$125,000 to $149,999: 474
$150,000 to $174,999: 169
$175,000 to $199,999: 145
$200,000 to $249,999: 216
$250,000 to $299,999: 86
$300,000 to $399,999: 66
$400,000 to $499,999: 17
$500,000 to $749,999: 22
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Denison rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Denison:

Less than $100: 130 people
$100 to $149: 71
$150 to $199: 89
$200 to $249: 119
$250 to $299: 126
$300 to $349: 259
$350 to $399: 299
$400 to $449: 354
$450 to $499: 394
$500 to $549: 317
$550 to $599: 237
$600 to $649: 173
$650 to $699: 120
$700 to $749: 71
$750 to $799: 28
$800 to $899: 78
$900 to $999: 49
$1,000 to $1,249: 18
$1,250 to $1,499: 18
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
$2,000 or more: 37
No cash rent: 240

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 77 1990 to 1994: 199 1985 to 1989: 64 1980 to 1984: 21 1975 to 1979: 51 1970 to 1974: 83 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 83

Denison, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.9%
Number of people working at home: 206 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 396
5 to 9 minutes: 1563
10 to 14 minutes: 2466
15 to 19 minutes: 2147
20 to 24 minutes: 1275
25 to 29 minutes: 166
30 to 34 minutes: 603
35 to 39 minutes: 51
40 to 44 minutes: 132
45 to 59 minutes: 313
60 to 89 minutes: 307
90 or more minutes: 426

Denison mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,227 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,313 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 50 (0%)
Walked: 142 (1%)
Other means: 86 (1%)
Worked at home: 206 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1153
$10,000 to $14,999: 894
$15,000 to $19,999: 752
$20,000 to $24,999: 1002
$25,000 to $29,999: 631
$30,000 to $34,999: 501
$35,000 to $39,999: 546
$40,000 to $44,999: 481
$45,000 to $49,999: 486
$50,000 to $59,999: 801
$60,000 to $74,999: 644
$75,000 to $99,999: 703
$100,000 to $124,999: 333
$125,000 to $149,999: 78
$150,000 to $199,999: 78
$200,000 or more: 110

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4841

United States or American: 2973

Irish: 1830

German: 1633

English: 1372

Scotch-Irish: 408

French (except Basque): 253

Italian: 248

Dutch: 163

Norwegian: 143

European: 132

Swedish: 117

Scottish: 81

Subsaharan African:: 80

African: 80

Welsh: 65

Polish: 52

Czech: 39

British: 36

Russian: 30

Portuguese: 28

Austrian: 23

Lithuanian: 20

Romanian: 19

French Canadian: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Finnish: 14

Scandinavian: 12

Danish: 9

Ukrainian: 8

Dutch West Indian: 8

Haitian: 8

Greek: 7

Canadian: 6

Icelander: 6

Czechoslovakian: 4

Slovak: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (52%)
Germany (10%)
India (10%)
Korea (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Vietnam (4%)
Japan (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 15381
Northeast: 429
Midwest: 1365
South: 3610
West: 1173

54% of Denison residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 74
Nursery to 4th grade: 68
5th and 6th grade: 170
7th and 8th grade: 250
9th grade: 230
10th grade: 232
11th grade: 249
12th grade, no diploma: 253
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,091
Less than 1 year of college: 569
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,098
Associate degree: 408
Bachelor's degree: 740
Master's degree: 213
Professional school degree: 123
Doctorate degree: 70

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 126
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 113
7th and 8th grade: 360
9th grade: 311
10th grade: 337
11th grade: 422
12th grade, no diploma: 314
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,830
Less than 1 year of college: 743
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,300
Associate degree: 567
Bachelor's degree: 630
Master's degree: 253
Professional school degree: 48
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 21.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 24.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,164
Black householders: $34,211
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,778
Asian householders: $94,868
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $71,698
Some other race householders: $28,968
Two or more races householders: $52,535
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,064

Denison household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Denison household income for Black householders

Denison household income for Some other race householders

Denison household income for Two or more races householders

Denison household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Denison marital status for males

Denison marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,670
Black or African American householders: $70,092
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $60,329
Asian householders: $163,938
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $116,578
Some other race householders: $47,359
Two or more races householders: $70,238
Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,504

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,064
One, attached: 166
Two: 522
3 or 4: 354
5 to 9: 151
10 to 19: 169
20 to 49: 193
50 or more: 228
Mobile homes: 350
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,426

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Denison:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54

Here:	2.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	2.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 75

Here:	10.0%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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