Denton

Population & Demographics

Denton, TX

Denton is home to 152,866 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 76,365 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
152,866
people
Population

152,866 residents

Median age 31.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Denton population & demographics

Who lives in Denton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
152,866
Median age
31.4yrs
Median household income
$76,019
Median home value
$348,200
Median gross rent
$1,420/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
41.8%
Poverty rate
15.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Denton

How Denton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White53.8%
Hispanic or Latino25.9%
Black10.9%
Two or more races4.6%
Asian4.1%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Denton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Denton.

Denton at a glance
Employed Residents
76,365
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
27.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Denton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Denton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Denton

76,365 commutes, one dot at a time

Denton

Where 76,365 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Denton, by worker count.

1Denton0.0 mi20,943
2Dallas34.1 mi8,374
3Fort Worth32.9 mi4,106
4Plano24.5 mi3,123
5Irving25.6 mi2,876
6Lewisville14.2 mi2,764
7Flower Mound12.2 mi2,012
8Frisco18.0 mi1,899

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Denton.

1Denton0.0 mi20,943
2Fort Worth32.9 mi3,721
3Dallas34.1 mi2,886
4Lewisville14.2 mi1,959
5Corinth5.5 mi1,852
6Frisco18.0 mi1,398
7Flower Mound12.2 mi1,241
8McKinney26.3 mi1,144

Top industries

The sectors that employ Denton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services25.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.7%
MFManufacturing10.6%
RTRetail Trade10.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.2%
PAPublic Administration4.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.5%
COConstruction3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Denton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

12 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps20%
See all internet providers in Denton

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