COMPARING TWO PLACES
Decatur vs Denison
PLACE A
Decatur, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Denison, Texas
Decatur is 94% smaller than Denison. Denison earns more, with a median household income $24,787 higher. Denison has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
DECATURDENISONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,63726,822−94% vs Denison
Population density431924−493
Population growth-2.2%7.9%−10.1 pts
Median age42.440.4+2.0
Male45.7%47.6%−1.9 pts
Female54.3%52.4%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.1%6.3%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%66.5%+24.8 pts
Black2.8%6.8%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%16.2%−15.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other5.0%9.3%−4.3 pts
Median household income$42,578$67,365−$24,787
Per capita income$24,771$34,603−$9,832
Poverty rate34.3%15.0%+19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.433+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%18.7%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree3.7%5.7%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate23.1%4.6%+18.5 pts
Labor force participation48.3%59.4%−11.1 pts
Median home value$220,900$180,900+$40,000
Median gross rent$847$1,309−$462
Owner-occupied57.7%58.6%−0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%8.9%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households33.6%47.1%−13.5 pts
Average commute25.219.4+5.8
Worked from home3.3%9.7%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.3%+0.0 pts
Uninsured12.3%14.9%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025