Denton County vs. Tarrant County

	Denton County (TX)	Tarrant County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	859,064	2,084,931
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29.7%	15.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	662,554	1,810,655
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	662,614	1,809,034
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	26.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.2%	11.3%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.1%
White alone, percent	76.3%	73.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.6%	17.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	9.5%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	29.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	58.3%	45.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,061	109,182
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	16.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	319,948	778,975
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	60.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$255,300	$170,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,935	$1,596
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$744	$589
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,171	$1,049
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.3%	27.7%
Building permits, 2018	8,479	14,459
Households, 2014-2018	283,250	698,995
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.8%	83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.1%	28.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.5%	93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.1%	84.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	72.8%	68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	61.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,138,787	4,483,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,473,817	11,276,184
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,886,892	45,771,009
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,900,016	30,173,253
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,273,978	28,908,781
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,698	$15,376
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	27.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$83,376	$64,874
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,535	$32,092
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	15,125	42,162
Total employment, 2017	221,569	790,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,910,815	38,541,935
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.6%	2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	75,410	178,338
All firms, 2012	63,243	173,389
Men-owned firms, 2012	33,618	89,352
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,404	66,250
Minority-owned firms, 2012	18,305	71,133
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	43,019	96,361
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,417	16,470
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,295	149,220
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	10.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.6%	11.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	30.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	754.3	2,094.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	878.43	863.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

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