Denton County Demographics

People QuickFacts Denton County Texas
Population, 2010 662,614 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 53.0% 20.60%
Population, 2000 432,976 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 27.5% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 6.9% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 50.8% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 75.0% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.4% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.6% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.9% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 18.2% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 64.4% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 78.1% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 13.2% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 20.2% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 90.2% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 37.4% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 39,537 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 27.3 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 256,139 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 66.7% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 26.6% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $170,900 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 202,351 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.95 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $30,960 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $70,724 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 8.7% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Denton County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 11,225 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 157,762 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 42.6% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 50,692 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 58,767 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3% 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.2% 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.6% 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 4,008,259 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,358,953 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,668,326 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,465 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 797,850 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 2,096 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 1,914,745 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Denton County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 878.43 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 754.3 96.3
FIPS Code 121 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau