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75021 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75021 covers Denison, Texas, with a population of about 9,307 and a median household income of $67,159.

Population
9,307159 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,15912% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
14.4%2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$248,041up 12% in five years
Median rent
$90033% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
16.5%18.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.6%18.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
91

Where 75021 is

Denison, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population9,307
Median age40.9
Family households75.4%
Born outside the US5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.3%
White (non-Hispanic)80.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.8%
Veterans11.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$67,159
Income per person$30,133
Poverty rate14.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k6.1%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,130
Mean adjusted gross income$68,790
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k28.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$188,600
Median gross rent$900
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied83.6%
Vacant homes11.3%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house83.5%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units0.2%
Mobile home10.8%
Boat, RV or van1.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$248,041as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.2%
Typical asking rent$1,542as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$267,098$90,667

$90,667 in 2012 to $248,041 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%
High school diploma or higher90%
Works from home10.8%
Drives to work alone75.7%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40% 5.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.1% 5.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments91
People employed966
Annual payroll$41,966,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 47.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.3 out of 100
Community resilience34.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire88.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought58.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$67,159$76,292$78,538
Income per person$30,133$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate14.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$188,600$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$900$1,339$1,348
Homeownership83.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home10.8%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5%17.2%13.9%
Median age40.935.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSHERMAN, TX US11.1 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January52.6°F / 33.9°F2.52 in rain
February57.1°F / 37.2°F2.76 in rain
March65.2°F / 45°F3.96 in rain
April72.6°F / 52.8°F3.87 in rain
May80°F / 61.6°F5.54 in rain
June88.1°F / 69.8°F4.54 in rain
July92.5°F / 73.5°F2.9 in rain
August92.7°F / 73°F2.88 in rain
September85.4°F / 66.1°F3.43 in rain
October75.3°F / 55.1°F4.77 in rain
November63.3°F / 44.1°F3.5 in rain
December54.2°F / 36.1°F3.62 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Denison Independent School District76% of this ZIP code's land area
Bells Independent School District18% of this ZIP code's land area
Sherman Independent School District6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

75020 Denison, TX3.9 km away
75090 Sherman, TX11.3 km away
75091 Sherman, TX12 km away
75092 Sherman, TX12.5 km away
75414 Bells, TX14.4 km away
74733 Colbert, OK15.8 km away
74747 Kemp, OK16.7 km away
74731 Cartwright, OK17.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Grayson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.4 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density159 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.7169, -96.5235

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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