Denton County, TX

County

2024 Population

979,561

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.543% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.07%

0.591% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$111,498

3.06% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$437,200

8.38% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Denton County, TX is home to a population of 980k people, from which 91.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.3% of Denton County, TX residents were born outside of the country (169k people).

In 2024, there were 4.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (514k people) in Denton County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 108k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 105k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%

2024 Citizenship

91.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.5% of Denton County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Denton County, TX was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Denton County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Denton County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
514k ± 1.73k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
108k ± 1.44k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
105k ± 1.65k

20.5%

Hispanic Population

201k people

20.5% of the people in Denton County, TX are hispanic (201k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Denton County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

17.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

169k people

16.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

158k people

As of 2024, 17.3% of Denton County, TX residents (169k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Denton County, TX was 16.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Denton County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
14,919 ± 1,146
Vietnam
10,405 ± 737
Gulf War (1990s)
10,142 ± 887

Denton County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Denton County, TX.

Health

89.4% of the population of Denton County, TX has health coverage, with 62.4% on employee plans, 5.44% on Medicaid, 8.85% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.05% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Denton County, TX see 1,865 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,865 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1602 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 553 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,865 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Denton County, TX

Primary care physicians in Denton County, TX see an average of 1,865 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,865 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Denton County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.6%

Uninsured

62.4%

Employer Coverage

5.44%

Medicaid

8.85%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.05%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Denton County, TX declined by 1.43% from 10.8% to 10.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Denton County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 4.7 in Denton County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Denton County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 30.7% in Denton County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Denton County, TX.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.5% in Denton County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Denton County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Denton County, TX employs 536k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Denton County, TX were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (63,825 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (58,703 people), and Retail Trade (56,640 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($128,854), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($120,267), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,139).

Employment

Occupations

536k

2024 Value

± 6,952

3.64%

1 Year growth

± 1.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denton County, TX grew at a rate of 3.64%, from 518k employees to 536k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Denton County, TX, are Management Occupations (85,389 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (60,053 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (55,114 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Denton County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

536k

2024 Value

± 6,952

3.64%

1 Year growth

± 1.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denton County, TX grew at a rate of 3.64%, from 518k employees to 536k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Denton County, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (63,825 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (58,703 people), and Retail Trade (56,640 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Denton County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Denton County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,488

Median earning men ± $1,099

$50,678

Median earning women ± $909

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,504), Information ($104,966), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,103).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,377), Information ($70,659), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,727).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,408
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,218
Health Care and Social Assistance
1,026
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.24M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.68M
Finance and Insurance
$1.29M
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Denton County, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 23,225 male students and 39,360 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Denton County, TX are White (6,129 and 43.1%), Hispanic or Latino (4,012 and 28.2%), Black or African American (2,001 and 14.1%), and Asian (1,252 and 8.81%).

The largest universities in Denton County, TX by number of degrees awarded are University of North Texas (13,067 and 73.5%), Texas Woman's University (4,432 and 24.9%), and Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton (149 and 0.838%).

The most popular majors in Denton County, TX are General Computer & Information Sciences (1,107 and 6.23%), General Business Administration & Management (826 and 4.65%), and General Psychology (807 and 4.54%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $7,016 for in-state students and $16,856 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Denton County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 76.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 23.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 62,585 (37.1% men and 62.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 62,585 students enrolled in Denton County, TX, 37.1% men and 62.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 20,021 records, of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
794 degrees awarded
General Studies
580 degrees awarded
Other Multidisciplinary Studies
557 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Denton County, TX was General Psychology with 794 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Denton County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of North Texas
13,067 degrees awarded
Texas Woman's University
4,432 degrees awarded
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton
149 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of North Texas with 13,067 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 6,209 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Denton County, TX, which is 0.537 times less than the 11,573 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,129 degrees mean that there were 1.53 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 4,012 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,016) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,959) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,130) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Denton County, TX was $437,200 in 2024, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $403,400 to $437,200, a 8.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Denton County, TX is 65.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Denton County, TX have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Denton County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Denton County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.252%.

Housing

Property

$437,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,514

$235,923

Median Property Taxes

±$3,716

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Denton County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Denton County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.5%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.5% of the housing units in Denton County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Denton County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$111,498

Median Household Income

± $1,485

360k

Number of Households

± 5,243

In 2024, the median household income of the 360k households in Denton County, TX grew to $111,498 from the previous year's value of $108,185.

The following chart displays the households in Denton County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Denton County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.5%)
Worked At Home (23.5%)
Carpooled (7.78%)

In 2024, 65.5% of workers in Denton County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Denton County, TX have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.85% of the workforce in Denton County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Denton County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Denton County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Denton County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Denton County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.252%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

7.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Denton County, TX (68.4k out of 968k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Denton County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 5.9% of the children was living in poverty in Denton County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 170 in Denton County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 16.1% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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