Denton County, TX

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2020 Population
861,690
3.34% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2020 Median Age
35.8
0.845% 1-year increase
2020 Poverty Rate
7.44%
2.6% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$90,354
3.96% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$297,100
6.95% 1-year growth
2020 Employed Population
469,202
3.49% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Denton County, TX had a population of 862k people with a median age of 35.8 and a median household income of $90,354. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Denton County, TX grew from 833,822 to 861,690, a 3.34% increase and its median household income grew from $86,913 to $90,354, a 3.96% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Denton County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (58.2%), White (Hispanic) (13.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.68%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.12%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.14%).

None of the households in Denton County, 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.

91.8% of the residents in Denton County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Denton County, TX are University of North Texas (10,800 degrees awarded in 2021), Texas Woman's University (229179) (4,310 degrees), and Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton (134 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Denton County, TX was $297,100, and the homeownership rate was 65.3%.

Most people in Denton County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Denton County, TX was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Denton County, TX is home to a population of 862k people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2020, 15.6% of Denton County, TX residents were born outside of the country (134k people).

In 2020, there were 4.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (501k people) in Denton County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 114k White (Hispanic) and 83.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.8%
2020 Citizenship
91.7%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 91.8% of Denton County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Denton County, TX was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Denton County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    501k ± 467
  2. White (Hispanic)
    114k ± 2.92k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    83.4k ± 1.63k
19.4%
Hispanic Population
167k people

In 2020, there were 4.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (501k people) in Denton County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 114k White (Hispanic) and 83.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.4% of the people in Denton County, TX are hispanic (167k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Denton County, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,484,512 ± 36,982 people
  2. India
    279,123 ± 12,908 people
  3. El Salvador
    219,615 ± 11,461 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,484,512 Texas residents, followed by India with 279,123 and El Salvador with 219,615.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.6%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
134k people
15.5%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
130k people

As of 2020, 15.6% of Denton County, TX residents (134k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Denton County, TX was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    11,913 ± 721
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    11,545 ± 1,116
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    8,154 ± 822

Denton County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Denton County, TX employs 469k people. The largest industries in Denton County, TX are Retail Trade (54,999 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (51,611 people), and Educational Services (47,284 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($93,384), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,851), and Utilities ($86,154).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,589. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is higher than than the national average.

Occupations

469k
2020 Value
± 6,374
3.49%
1 Year growth
± 1.72%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Denton County, TX grew at a rate of 3.49%, from 453k employees to 469k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Denton County, TX, are Management Occupations (69,680 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (55,118 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (54,268 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Denton County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

469k
2020 Value
± 6,374
3.49%
1 Year growth
± 1.72%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Denton County, TX grew at a rate of 3.49%, from 453k employees to 469k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Denton County, TX, are Retail Trade (54,999 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (51,611 people), and Educational Services (47,284 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,314
Median earning men ± $1,347
$40,611
Median earning women ± $762

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,162), Information ($83,353), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,486).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($66,376), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,029), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,708).

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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.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 7,601
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 3,970
    Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
  3. 3,541
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $4.21M
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. $3.94M
    Manufacturing
  3. $3.93M
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $255B
  2. $212B
  3. $180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T
2020 Value in Texas
$4.54T
Projected 2050 Value in Texas
101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $77.7B
  2. $68.4B
  3. $58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Denton County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 53.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

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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In 2021, universities in Denton County, TX awarded 15,343 degrees. The student population of Denton County, TX in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 42,148 male students and 75,968 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Denton County, TX are White (6,720 and 47%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3,714 and 26%), Black or African American (2,016 and 14.1%), and Asian (1,083 and 7.57%).

The largest universities in Denton County, TX by number of degrees awarded are University of North Texas (10,800 and 70.4%), Texas Woman's University (229179) (4,310 and 28.1%), and Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton (134 and 0.873%).

The most popular majors in Denton County, TX are Other Multidisciplinary Studies (880 and 5.74%), General Studies (815 and 5.31%), and General Business Administration & Management (755 and 4.92%).

The median tuition cost in Denton County, TX for a public four year colleges is $6,956 for in-state students and $16,760 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2021 in Denton County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 118,116 (35.7% men and 64.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 118,116 students enrolled in Denton County, TX, 35.7% men and 64.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 46,788 records, of which 63.7% were women and 36.3% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 815 degree-majors awarded
  2. 635 degree-majors awarded
  3. 836 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Denton County, TX was General Studies with 815 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 10,800 degrees awarded
  2. 4,310 degrees awarded
  3. 134 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of North Texas with 10,800 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 4,987 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Denton County, TX, which is 0.482 times less than the 10,356 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,720 degrees mean that there were 1.81 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,714 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($6,956) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,787) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,025) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Denton County, TX was $297,100 in 2020, which is 1.29 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $277,800 to $297,100, a 6.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Denton County, TX is 65.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Denton County, TX have an average commute time of 28.6 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.

Median household income in Denton County, TX is $90,354. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Denton County, TX was Census Tract 216.26 with a value of $221,818, followed by Census Tract 217.51 and Census Tract 217.49, with respective values of $217,500 and $217,396.

In 2022, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Denton County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 0.0718%.

Property

$297,100
Median Property Value 2020
±$2,561
$196,219
Median Property Taxes
±$2,743

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.

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Rent vs Own

65.3%
Homeownership
2020
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 65.3% of the housing units in Denton County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.1%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 216.26
  2. Census Tract 217.51
  3. Census Tract 217.49

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Denton County, TX was Census Tract 216.26 with a value of $221,818, followed by Census Tract 217.51 and Census Tract 217.49, with respective values of $217,500 and $217,396.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Denton County, 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.
$90,354
Median Household Income
± $1,531
301k
Number of Households
± 4,660

In 2020, the median household income of the 301k households in Denton County, TX grew to $90,354 from the previous year's value of $86,913.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Denton County, TX is from Texas.
0.478
2020 Wage GINI in Texas
0.48
2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2018
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Carpooled (8.29%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.2%)

In 2018, 80.9% of workers in Denton County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.29%) and those who worked at home (7.2%).

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.

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Commute Time

28.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Denton County, TX have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Denton County, 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 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.

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2022, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Denton County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 0.0718%.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Denton County, TX (63.2k out of 849k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2022, 7.6% of the children was living in poverty in Denton County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 2.9%.

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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.

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89.2% of the population of Denton County, TX has health coverage, with 62.9% on employee plans, 5.9% on Medicaid, 7.66% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.999% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Denton County, TX see 1852 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.054% increase from the previous year (1851 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1725 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 754 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,852 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Denton County, TX

Primary care physicians in Denton County, TX see an average of 1,852 patients per year. This represents a 0.054% increase from the previous year (1,851 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

10.8%
Uninsured
62.9%
Employer Coverage
5.9%
Medicaid
7.66%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
0.999%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Denton County, TX declined by 3.42% from 11.2% to 10.8%.

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Health Outcomes

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In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 32.2 in Denton County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 32.2% in Denton County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.4% in Denton County, TX.

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