Denton is a city of 4,936 people in Maryland. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,976 people. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 36%. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,510, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Denton
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants54.1% → 48.1%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share30.9% → 24.5%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population2,977 → 4,936(+66%)US over the same years: +35%
Its weight in Caroline County
Denton's population equals 15% of Caroline County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.1%(74)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(71)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.6%(90)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 246 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Denton, decade by decade
Denton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,977
$53,286
$170,405
14.1%
55.8
2000
2,960
$63,641
$171,053
17.4%
54.0
2010
4,418
$89,796
$310,731
16.4%
56.1
2020
4,848
$61,581
$239,135
16.5%
68.1
2024
4,936
$66,510
$234,600
11.5%
62.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
