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Demographics of Denton County, Texas

Denton County, Texas had 1,069,346 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +154,829 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Denton County, in four figures

1,069,346
Population
July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.
+16.9%
Change since July 2020
+154,829 people.
37.0 ±0.1
Median age
ACS 2020–⁠2024.
$111,498 ±$1,485
Median household income
ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Denton County, Texas's population grew 16.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Denton County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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The figures

Denton County, Texas's population grew 16.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Denton County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1PopulationIndexUnited States
2020914,517100.0100.0
2021944,283103.3100.2
2022980,835107.3100.7
20231,013,965110.9101.6
20241,046,226114.4102.5
20251,069,346116.9103.1

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Population of Denton County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1PopulationChange
2020914,517+7,987
2021944,283+29,766
2022980,835+36,552
20231,013,965+33,130
20241,046,226+32,261
20251,069,346+23,120

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.0 ±0.1: for men 36.5 ±0.1 and for women 37.5 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Denton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgePeopleShare
Under 556,401 ±85.8% ±<0.1
5 to 17172,560 ±2,59117.6% ±0.3
18 to 2487,625 ±1,8828.9% ±0.2
25 to 44296,828 ±2,84430.3% ±0.3
45 to 64253,022 ±2,29925.8% ±0.2
65 and over113,125 ±2,14211.5% ±0.2

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $111,498 ±$1,485, and income per person $54,690 ±$673, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Denton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household incomeHouseholdsShare
Under $25,00027,101 ±1,6447.5% ±0.5
$25,000 to $49,99941,323 ±1,87211.5% ±0.5
$50,000 to $74,99947,616 ±2,11213.2% ±0.6
$75,000 to $99,99944,447 ±2,05012.3% ±0.6
$100,000 to $149,99972,423 ±2,21720.1% ±0.6
$150,000 to $199,99947,328 ±1,93213.1% ±0.5
$200,000 or more80,154 ±1,99222.2% ±0.5

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Denton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgeBelow povertyRate
All ages68,444 ±3,7207.1% ±0.4
Under 1817,663 ±1,5547.8% ±0.7
18 to 5940,896 ±2,4647.1% ±0.4
60 and over9,885 ±1,0816.1% ±0.7

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Denton County, ACS 2020–2024
MeasureDenton CountyTexas
Housing units376,754 ±26612,128,515 ±1,574
Occupied95.7% ±0.390.6% ±0.1
Vacant4.3% ±0.39.4% ±0.1
Owner occupied65.5% ±0.562.6% ±0.3
Renter occupied34.5% ±0.537.4% ±0.2
Median home value$437,200 ±$3,514$283,800 ±$738
Median gross rent$1,728 ±$18$1,403 ±$4
Median year built2003 ±11992 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Denton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
OriginPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino200,647 ±020.5% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic513,612 ±1,73152.4% ±0.2
Black alone, not Hispanic105,081 ±1,65210.7% ±0.2
Asian alone, not Hispanic108,215 ±1,43611.0% ±0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic1,333 ±2690.1% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic794 ±1980.1% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic5,709 ±1,3580.6% ±0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic44,170 ±2,9444.5% ±0.3

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Denton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
BornPeopleShare
Born in the state452,237 ±5,45646.2% ±0.6
Born in another state339,274 ±5,43934.6% ±0.6
Born a citizen outside the states17,666 ±1,5491.8% ±0.2
Born abroad170,384 ±3,75417.4% ±0.4
Naturalized citizens87,225 ±2,7358.9% ±0.3
Not citizens83,159 ±3,4668.5% ±0.4

Denton County among the counties of Texas

7th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Denton County in population, July 2025
CountyJuly 2025Change since 2020
Dallas County2,661,397+1.9%
Tarrant County2,248,466+6.3%
Bexar County2,160,088+7.2%
Travis County1,389,670+7.2%
Collin County1,297,179+20.6%
Denton County1,069,346+16.9%
Fort Bend County975,191+17.4%
Hidalgo County921,549+5.6%
El Paso County877,858+1.3%
Montgomery County781,194+24.9%
Williamson County752,827+22.3%

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