Denison.
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Texas·Grayson County
8 tracts·19K people·$181K median·648/mi²
White 67 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 9 · Black 7 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 40 · Other 32 · Living alone 29
Health 35 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 14 · Retail 13 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 22 · Service 20 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 10 · Bike 1 · Walk 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Denison is $180,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Denison has 25,778 residents across 5 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.4; the population is 66.5% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Multiracial, 6.8% Black, 1.2% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.0% (Census ACS).
HYDE PARK EL (49%), LAMAR EL (41%) and MAYES EL (38%) lead the elementary schools; B MCDANIEL INT (51%) and HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE (34%) lead the middle schools; DENISON H S (54%), PATHWAYS H S (19%) and JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR (18%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,309/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Denison is $67,365 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Denison, median rent is $1,309/month and the median home value is $180,900 (Census ACS).
Denison reported 2.5 violent crimes and 8.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 41 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Denison are ice storm (85), wildfire (80) and hail (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Denison, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).