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Northwest Independent School District, TX

179,554 Population
229.2 square miles 783.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Denton County: 37.4 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,228 ±$2,953 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Denton County: $56,148 ±$1,365
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$128,007 ±$10,728 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Denton County: $117,164 ±$4,013
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.2% ±1.7% (7,576  ±3,107) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Denton County: 6.2% † 63,503 (±0.8% / ±8,150)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.2 minutes ±2.1 (1,891,760  ±88,078) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Denton County: 28.1 11,351,570 (±0.4 / ±207,864)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

58,748 ±4,471 Number of households
  • Denton County: 386,447 ±3,208
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (179,412  ±16,412) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Denton County: 2.7 1,032,608 (±0 / ±136)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.4% ±3.3% (3,406  ±1,567) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Denton County: 4.4% † 12,124 (±0.8% / ±2,127)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

59,798 ±4,512 Number of housing units
  • Denton County: 403,948 ±83
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$443,700 ±$17,991 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Denton County: $473,500 ±$6,853
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.8% ±3.5% (27,784  ±6,639.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Denton County: 15.5% 160,099 (±1.2% / ±12,488.7)
  • 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

95.1% ±9.9% (105,945  ±6,944.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Denton County: 94.2% 674,282 (±2.2% / ±15,611.2)
  • 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)
46% ±1.7% (51,191  ±4,549.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Denton County: 52.4% 375,579 (±1.4% / ±10,223.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.5% ±3.2% (26,030  ±6,202) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Denton County: 18.8% 196,121
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.8% ±1.8% (9,710  ±2,423) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Denton County: 5.7% 46,285 (±0.5% / ±4,252)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,710 Total veterans ±2,423 8,538 Male ±2,223 1,172 Female ±822

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