Denton County, Texas (TX)

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• • 511,11154.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 188,13920.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 96,54510.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 93,3479.9%Asian alone
  • 45,0784.8%Two or more races
  • 6,4930.7%Some other race alone
  • 6740.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2600.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $424,790

Here:	$424,790
State:	$313,123

Townhouses or other attached units: $305,311

Here:	$305,311
State:	$292,523

In 2-unit structures: $610,531

Here:	$610,531
State:	$481,694

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $317,325

Here:	$317,325
State:	$258,339

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $311,515

Here:	$311,515
State:	$352,681

Mobile homes: $86,443

Here:	$86,443
State:	$105,980

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $262,735

Here:	$262,735
State:	$88,261

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 62
• Thefts: 276
• Auto thefts: 41

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 32
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 60
• Thefts: 326
• Auto thefts: 64

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,570 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,708 (1.6%)

Area name: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Denton County is $607 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.

Cities in this county include: Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Colony, The Colony, Highland Village, Corinth, Trophy Club, Lake Dallas, Sanger.

Neighboring counties: San Diego County, California , Jasper County, Georgia , Meriwether County, Georgia , Morgan County, Georgia .

Current college students: 37,656
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 142,903 (52.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 48,0742010 or later
• 38,3442000 to 2009
• 29,6501990 to 1999
• 10,9481980 to 1989
• 6,4901970 to 1979
• 2,913Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 247,777
• One, attached: 9,335
• Two: 4,356
• 3 or 4: 10,711
• 5 to 9: 15,822
• 10 to 19: 23,073
• 20 to 49: 18,630
• 50 or more: 25,177
• Mobile homes: 7,057
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 839

Housing units in Denton County with a mortgage: 166,825 (8,317 second mortgage, 424 home equity loan, 5,885 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,075

Religion statistics for Denton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Denton County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 21, 2007 to April 24, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1697: May 01, 2007, FEMA Id: 1697, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Texas North Trinity Fire, Incident Period: June 27, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 27, 2006, FEMA Id: 2651, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

12.39% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($93,158 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($94 average AGI)

Denton County:	0.01%
Texas average:	0.04%

8.35% relocated from other counties in Texas ($58,945 average AGI)
4.02% relocated from other states ($34,118 average AGI)

Denton County:	4.02%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Dallas County, TX	2.84% ($77,943 average AGI)
from Collin County, TX	2.13% ($109,878)
from Tarrant County, TX	1.62% ($94,384)
from Harris County, TX	0.18% ($81,394)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.17% ($121,674)
from Travis County, TX	0.12% ($82,661)
from Orange County, CA	0.11% ($172,699)

10.07% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($79,464 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($63 average AGI)

Denton County:	0.01%
Texas average:	0.03%

7.47% relocated to other counties in Texas ($56,838 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($22,563 average AGI)

Denton County:	2.58%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Collin County, TX	2.04% ($92,412 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX	1.98% ($56,758)
to Tarrant County, TX	1.29% ($80,640)
to Grayson County, TX	0.16% ($91,251)
to Wise County, TX	0.15% ($89,514)
to Harris County, TX	0.15% ($61,878)
to Cooke County, TX	0.13% ($78,989)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 3.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 4.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Denton County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 184,754 (32,983 living alone), Female householders: 165,327 (43,947 living alone)

• 205,971 spouses (201,581 opposite-sex spouses), 19,915 unmarried partners, (18,008 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 285,868 children (264,516 natural, 5,659 adopted, 15,693 stepchildren), 10,703 grandchildren, 9,632 brothers or sisters, 17,367 parents, 267 foster children, 11,126 other relatives, 20,571 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10,146

Size of family households: 100,943 2-persons, 58,928 3-persons, 54,683 4-persons, 25,416 5-persons, 8,461 6-persons, 3,350 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 76,930 1-person, 17,472 2-persons, 2,593 3-persons, 1,024 4-persons, 281 5-persons.

169,080 married couples with children.
40,410 single-parent households (11,729 men, 28,681 women).

76.9% of residents of Denton speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,057,753,000 ($1,994 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $142,834,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $497,996,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $195,832,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,984,000
Federal grants: $149,261,000
Federal procurement contracts: $114,784,000 ($80,992,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $93,896,000 ($2,751,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $951,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $843,750,000
Federal Government insurance: $178,087,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 369.98 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

• Year house built in Denton County, Texas
• 8,1092020 or later
• 97,4462010 to 2019
• 97,1942000 to 2009
• 58,4611990 to 1999
• 53,5581980 to 1989
• 27,9891970 to 1979
• 9,7991960 to 1969
• 3,4571950 to 1959
• 3,3681940 to 1949
• 3,3961939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Denton County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Denton County, Texas
• 2291 room
• 6812 rooms
• 1,2873 rooms
• 11,8524 rooms
• 29,4535 rooms
• 41,1976 rooms
• 38,9547 rooms
• 38,5028 rooms
• 66,1979+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denton County, Texas
• 9,7811 room
• 13,1512 rooms
• 26,2703 rooms
• 26,9824 rooms
• 17,1685 rooms
• 12,9226 rooms
• 6,3307 rooms
• 5,4738 rooms
• 3,6529+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Denton County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Denton County, Texas
• 360no bedroom
• 1,2751 bedroom
• 9,7042 bedrooms
• 94,3323 bedrooms
• 95,8604 bedrooms
• 26,8215+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denton County, Texas
• 10,088no bedroom
• 37,0441 bedroom
• 40,3692 bedrooms
• 25,8523 bedrooms
• 7,8234 bedrooms
• 5535+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Denton County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Denton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,092no vehicle
• 40,5731 vehicle
• 118,0382 vehicles
• 47,5553 vehicles
• 14,8744 vehicles
• 5,2205+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Denton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 9,252no vehicle
• 60,2921 vehicle
• 39,1542 vehicles
• 10,1063 vehicles
• 2,8194 vehicles
• 1065+ vehicles

82.8% of Denton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 448,786
• Other state: 333,184
• Northeast: 48,433
• Midwest: 96,295
• South: 101,228
• West: 87,228

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,134
• Number of aged recipients: 814
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,320
• Number of recipients under 18: 795
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,223
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,116
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,137
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,687

Denton County on our top lists:

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"