COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Denton County

Texas · 273,525 residents · 879 sq mi

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Denton County is a county of 273,525 people in Texas. Households here earn about 37% more than in Texas as a whole. The population has fallen 37% since 2000. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 29.1. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

273,525

−37%vs 2000

vs 432,976 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

879 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024980K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(23,373)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(21,984)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(17,920)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(19,921)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.1%(27,725)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.1%(63,142)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(47,534)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(25,160)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.8%(13,072)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.9%(7,928)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(4,510)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(1,256)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,914

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,216 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,105

−40%vs 2000

vs $26,895 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,800

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $127,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$477

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $725 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.4%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.4% in 2000

42.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76%(328,849)

Black5.8%(24,980)

Hispanic / Latino12.2%(52,619)

Asian4%(17,327)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(241,603)

Black4.9%(13,492)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(18,798)

Asian2.5%(6,882)

Other4.2%(11,548)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.3%(139,897)

South American1.7%(16,302)

Central American1.4%(14,173)

Puerto Rican1.2%(11,627)

Salvadoran0.7%(7,330)

Venezuelan0.6%(5,949)

Cuban0.6%(5,730)

Colombian0.5%(4,828)

Spaniard0.3%(3,377)

Guatemalan0.3%(3,272)

Peruvian0.2%(2,400)

Honduran0.2%(1,637)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(1,272)

Argentine0.1%(997)

Ecuadorian0.1%(728)

Nicaraguan0.1%(662)

Panamanian0.1%(609)

Costa Rican0.1%(567)

Chilean0.1%(513)

Bolivian0%(258)

Uruguayan0%(189)

Paraguayan0%(121)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.1%(49,700)

Korean1.5%(14,531)

Chinese1.1%(10,514)

Vietnamese0.9%(8,698)

Pakistani0.6%(5,511)

Filipino0.5%(4,902)

Nepalese0.4%(3,484)

Burmese0.2%(1,550)

Cambodian0.2%(1,521)

Japanese0.1%(1,316)

Taiwanese0.1%(1,132)

Thai0.1%(645)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0.1%(573)

Laotian0%(462)

Indonesian0%(438)

Sri Lankan0%(348)

Malaysian0%(220)

Hmong0%(34)

Kazakh0%(27)

Uzbek0%(27)

Singaporean0%(13)

Mien0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,190)

Chamorro0%(308)

Samoan0%(262)

Tongan0%(184)

Marshallese0%(21)

Guamanian0%(3)

Ancestry

German11.8%(115,640)

English11.7%(114,884)

Irish8.4%(82,159)

American4.1%(40,365)

Italian3%(29,335)

Scottish1.9%(19,041)

French1.9%(18,877)

Subsaharan African1.8%(17,413)

Polish1.5%(14,891)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(10,523)

Dutch0.9%(8,531)

Arab0.8%(7,636)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(7,095)

Swedish0.7%(6,688)

Nigerian0.6%(5,859)

Czech0.6%(5,494)

British0.5%(4,762)

Welsh0.4%(4,163)

Danish0.4%(3,530)

West Indian0.4%(3,470)

Russian0.3%(3,362)

Portuguese0.3%(2,743)

French Canadian0.3%(2,514)

Lebanese0.3%(2,499)

Iranian0.3%(2,480)

Hungarian0.3%(2,458)

Greek0.2%(2,288)

Jamaican0.2%(2,037)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,939)

Brazilian0.2%(1,657)

Swiss0.2%(1,480)

Romanian0.1%(1,188)

Canadian0.1%(1,176)

Kenyan0.1%(1,155)

Ghanaian0.1%(1,096)

Finnish0.1%(1,068)

Egyptian0.1%(1,053)

Slovak0.1%(1,015)

Austrian0.1%(991)

Palestinian0.1%(909)

Turkish0.1%(707)

Lithuanian0.1%(696)

Belgian0.1%(691)

Serbian0.1%(680)

Moroccan0.1%(671)

Ethiopian0.1%(573)

Bulgarian0.1%(490)

Croatian0%(446)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(433)

Armenian0%(362)

Syrian0%(353)

Haitian0%(270)

Slovene0%(220)

Jordanian0%(213)

Macedonian0%(194)

Australian0%(172)

Latvian0%(170)

Iraqi0%(164)

Barbadian0%(99)

Cape Verdean0%(97)

Somali0%(89)

Israeli0%(69)

Guyanese0%(30)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 20.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(124,554)

Married58.6%(228,085)

Widowed1.8%(6,977)

Divorced7.7%(29,910)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(113,689)

Married55%(222,012)

Widowed5.5%(22,006)

Divorced11.3%(45,711)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 79.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)34%(14,919)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(14,605)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.3%(11,096)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(933)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(135)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 43,911 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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