Grayson County vs. Denton County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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