Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX

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2021 Population
179,042
11.5% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
36.7
0.811% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
5.71%
4.37% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$97,533
6.9% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$280,400
8.47% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX had a population of 179k people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $97,533. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX grew from 160,614 to 179,042, a 11.5% increase and its median household income grew from $91,241 to $97,533, a 6.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.9%), White (Hispanic) (12%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.92%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.37%).

17.1% of the households in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.5% of the residents in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was $280,400, and the homeownership rate was 80.2%.

Most people in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX is home to a population of 179k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 9.91% of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (17.8k people).

In 2021, there were 5.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (116k people) in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.6k White (Hispanic) and 13.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX are Spanish (21,466 households), Swahili or Other Languages of Central, Eastern, & Southern Africa (718 households), and Malayalam, Kannada, or Other Dravidian Languages (583 households).

Citizenship

94.5%
2021 Citizenship
94.1%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 94.5% of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    116k ± 3.75k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    21.6k ± 2.68k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    13.6k ± 2.16k
20.8%
Hispanic Population
37.2k people

In 2021, there were 5.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (116k people) in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.6k White (Hispanic) and 13.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.8% of the people in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX are hispanic (37.2k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

9.91%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
17.8k people
9.97%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
16k people

As of 2021, 9.91% of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX residents (17.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was 9.97%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    21,466 households (12.9%)
  2. Swahili or Other Languages of Central, Eastern, & Southern Africa
    718 households (0.431%)
  3. Malayalam, Kannada, or Other Dravidian Languages
    583 households (0.35%)

17.1% of the households in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was Spanish. 12.9% of the households in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,612 ± 667
  2. Vietnam
    3,290 ± 437
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,024 ± 374

Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX employs 88.5k people. The largest industries in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX are Elementary & secondary schools (6,222 people), Construction (5,819 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,007 people), and the highest paying industries are Data processing, hosting & related services ($278,212), Software publishing ($133,888), and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($131,550).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
36,654
Women
47%
41,389
Men
53%

The workforce of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX in 2020 was 78,043 people, with 47% woman, and 53% men.

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Occupations

88.5k
2021 Value
13.4%
1 Year growth
± 13.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 13.4%, from 78k employees to 88.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX, are Other managers (3,127 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (2,600 people), and Registered nurses (2,334 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

88.5k
2021 Value
13.4%
1 Year growth
± 13.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 13.4%, from 78k employees to 88.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,222 people), Construction (5,819 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,007 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,007
Median earning men ± $2,550
$41,763
Median earning women ± $2,498

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,863), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,862), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,695).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($68,378), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,627), and Wholesale Trade ($62,232).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 1.26% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.11% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX in 2021 were Some college (33.8k), Bachelors Degree (33.7k), and High School or Equivalent (28.1k).

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The median property value in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was $280,400 in 2021, which is 1.14 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $258,500 to $280,400, a 8.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX is 80.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 33.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX is $97,533. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $145,244, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Frisco City (East) & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $138,393 and $128,526.

Property

$280,400
Median Property Value 2021
±$4,649
$49,573
Median Property Taxes
±$1,650

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 City (Outer) PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

80.2%
Homeownership
2021
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 80.2% of the housing units in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.1%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $145,244, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Frisco City (East) & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $138,393 and $128,526.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$97,533
Median Household Income
± $2,672
61.8k
Number of Households
± 2,288

In 2021, the median household income of the 61.8k households in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX grew to $97,533 from the previous year's value of $91,241.

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Wage Distribution

0.43
2021 Wage GINI in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX
0.427
2020 Wage GINI in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX

In 2021, the income inequality in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was 0.43 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.704% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (76%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.1%)
  3. Carpooled (9.15%)

In 2021, 76% of workers in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.15%).

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Commute Time

33.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (33.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.2% of the workforce in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

5.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX (10.2k out of 179k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

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88.5% of the population of Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 60.4% on employee plans, 6.03% on Medicaid, 9.34% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.7% on military or VA plans.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.5% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.5%
Uninsured
60.4%
Employer Coverage
6.03%
Medicaid
9.34%
Medicare
11%
Non-Group
1.7%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX declined by 5.61% from 12.2% to 11.5%.

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