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Denison, IA
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Living in Denison



Denison is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 8,172 people and two associated neighborhoods, Denison is the 47th largest community in Iowa.

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.

In Denison, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Denison is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Denison are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.

In addition, Denison has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.32%).

The most common language spoken in Denison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

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