Tarrant County vs. Denton County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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