Denton County vs. Dallas County

	Denton County (TX)	Dallas County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	859,064	2,637,772
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29.7%	11.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	662,554	2,366,683
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	662,614	2,368,139
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.2%	10.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.6%
White alone, percent	76.3%	66.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.6%	23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	9.5%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	40.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	58.3%	28.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,061	93,879
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	24.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	319,948	1,027,837
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	50.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$255,300	$161,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,935	$1,539
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$744	$575
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,171	$1,046
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.3%	38.9%
Building permits, 2018	8,479	18,123
Households, 2014-2018	283,250	917,276
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.8%	83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.1%	43.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.5%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.1%	78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	30.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	23.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	72.8%	68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,138,787	6,753,112
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,473,817	19,683,164
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,886,892	37,035,625
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,900,016	80,604,971
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,273,978	35,957,895
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,698	$14,654
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$83,376	$56,854
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,535	$31,219
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	15,125	66,633
Total employment, 2017	221,569	1,489,586
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,910,815	90,214,595
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.6%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	75,410	242,682
All firms, 2012	63,243	259,298
Men-owned firms, 2012	33,618	139,455
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,404	96,076
Minority-owned firms, 2012	18,305	127,961
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	43,019	122,666
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,417	22,942
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,295	225,505
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	13.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.6%	15.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	754.3	2,718.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	878.43	871.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Denton county (TX) and Dallas county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.