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Denton County, TX

1,045,120 Population
878.8 square miles 1,189.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,148 ±$1,365 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$117,164 ±$4,013 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.2% ±0.8% (63,503  ±8,150) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.9 minutes ±0.5 (13,028,850  ±359,783) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

386,447 ±3,208 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (1,032,608  ±136) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±0.8% (12,124  ±2,127) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

403,948 ±83 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$473,500 ±$6,853 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.5% ±1.2% (160,099  ±12,488.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.2% ±2.2% (674,282  ±15,611.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52.4% ±1.4% (375,579  ±10,223.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

26.6% ±0.9% (262,263  ±8,685.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 35.7% 10,477,394 (±0.2% / ±60,753.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

18.8% (196,121  ±9,127) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±0.5% (46,285  ±4,252) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
46,285 Total veterans ±4,252 40,432 Male ±3,741 5,853 Female ±1,821

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