Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Denison spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.14 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Despite being a small city, Denison has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Denison rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.86% of adults 25 and older in Denison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Denison's cultural character, accounting for 27.32% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Denison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
