Denton County vs. Grayson County

	Denton County (TX)	Grayson County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	859,064	133,991
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29.7%	10.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	662,554	120,875
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	662,614	120,877
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.2%	17.6%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.2%
White alone, percent	76.3%	87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.6%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	9.5%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	13.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	58.3%	75.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,061	10,208
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	319,948	56,731
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$255,300	$125,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,935	$1,270
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$744	$488
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,171	$857
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.3%	15.5%
Building permits, 2018	8,479	757
Households, 2014-2018	283,250	47,957
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.8%	82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.1%	11.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.5%	86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.1%	73.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	20.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	19.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	72.8%	61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	55.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,138,787	200,244
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,473,817	809,143
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,886,892	2,574,937
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,900,016	906,614
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,273,978	1,620,212
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,698	$13,288
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$83,376	$54,370
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,535	$27,276
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	15,125	2,561
Total employment, 2017	221,569	39,443
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,910,815	1,492,541
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.6%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	75,410	10,423
All firms, 2012	63,243	9,187
Men-owned firms, 2012	33,618	5,057
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,404	2,902
Minority-owned firms, 2012	18,305	1,466
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	43,019	7,272
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,417	900
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,295	7,614
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.6%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	754.3	129.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	878.43	932.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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