COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moorhead vs Denison
PLACE A
Moorhead, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Denison, Texas
Moorhead is 99% smaller than Denison. Denison earns more, with a median household income $22,365 higher. Denison has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -12%).
MOORHEADDENISONDIFFERENCE
Total population19026,822−99% vs Denison
Population density809924−116
Population growth-11.9%7.9%−19.9 pts
Median age46.840.4+6.4
Male43.1%47.6%−4.5 pts
Female56.9%52.4%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.5%66.5%+33.0 pts
Black0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.2%−16.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.5%9.3%−8.8 pts
Median household income$45,000$67,365−$22,365
Per capita income$31,199$34,603−$3,404
Poverty rate26.2%15.0%+11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.433Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%18.7%−10.5 pts
Graduate degree4.8%5.7%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%4.6%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation57.0%59.4%−2.5 pts
Median home value$54,200$180,900−$126,700
Median gross rent$1,016$1,309−$293
Owner-occupied85.3%58.6%+26.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%8.9%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households53.3%47.1%+6.2 pts
Average commute27.019.4+7.5
Worked from home0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.6%14.9%−12.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025