What is the population of Denton County, Texas?

The population of Denton County, Texas is 981,294, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Denton County, Texas?

The median household income in Denton County, Texas is $108,787, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Denton County, Texas is $472,969, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Denton County, Texas is 4.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education A

Metric	Denton County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	981,294	30,143,883	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1031.2	112.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	3.28%	1.36%	0.57%
Median age	37.8	35.8	37.1
Households	346,725	10,745,192	128,459,983

Year	Denton County

Group	Share

Denton County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Denton County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$108,787	$76,510	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.05%	4.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Denton County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$472,969	$248,418	$242,182
Median rent	$1,642	$1,338	$1,342
Homeownership rate	65.4%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Denton County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	26.2	22.7	22.5
Work from home	20.9%	12.8%	13.4%

Denton County has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	Denton County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	29.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.69	2.70	2.54

Denton County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Denton County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.6	78.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.9%	21.1%	16.3%
Smokers	14.6%	19.9%	19.0%