Denton County, Texas Demographics

Denton County is 38th out of 3,143 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Denton County is 4th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - Asian

Denton County is 4th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Denton County is 6th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Income per household

Denton County is 7th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Income per capita

Denton County is 7th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Denton County is 8th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Home median value

Denton County is 8th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Households

Denton County is 8th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Housing units

Denton County is 8th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Denton County is 8th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Current population (2012)	707,304	9th	26,059,203	313,914,040
Size in square miles	878.4	172nd	261,231.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	754.3	9th	96.3	87.4

Age Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.0%	88th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.9%	69th	26.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.8%	252nd	10.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.4%	7th	80.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	40.0%	4th	26.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Race - White	80.4%	220th	80.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	9.2%	67th	12.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	169th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	7.1%	4th	4.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	99th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	16th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	18.7%	174th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	63.2%	120th	44.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Female residents	50.7%	81st	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	13.8%	39th	16.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Housing units	264,071	8th	10,098,750	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	26.8%	8th	24.0%	25.9%
Households	231,355	8th	8,667,807	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.2%	215th	64.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$180,400	8th	$126,400	$186,200
People per household	2.8	86th	2.8	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3,475	12th	135,514	829,658

Income Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Income per capita	$33,252	7th	$25,548	$27,915
Income per household	$72,305	6th	$50,920	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.9%	245th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Denton County	Rank	Texas	US
Non-farm private establishments	11,449	8th	525,420	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	166,739	9th	8,987,663	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	58,767	9th	2,164,852	27,092,908
Retail sales	$7,668,326	10th	$311,334,781	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,465	56th	$13,061	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$797,850	8th	$42,054,592	$613,795,732