Humidity & wind
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Population
169,431
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$348,200
Owner-occupied units
Denton, TX
Texas · 33.217° N, 97.141° W · 97 sq mi
Denton is a city in Texas, with a population of 169,431 and about 1,748 residents per square mile. The median household earns $76,019 a year, and the median home is worth $348,200.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
97 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,748
People per square mile
Rank by population
#166
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#98
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$76,019
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,420
Per month
Homeownership
50%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.7 min
One way
People
Median age
31.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
41.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
13.5%
Households
56,664
2.53 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.9%
Retail trade 12.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 11%
Professional & business services 9.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Texas
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Bluebonnet
State capital
Austin
Nickname
The Lone Star State
Compare Denton with
- Denton vs SpringfieldSide by side
- Denton vs Flower MoundSide by side
- Denton vs Little ElmSide by side
- Denton vs LancasterSide by side
- Denton vs HoustonSide by side
- Denton vs San AntonioSide by side
Cities near Denton
- Flower Mound, TX13 mi · 79,540
- Little Elm, TX13 mi · 62,727
- Lewisville, TX15 mi · 139,006
- Frisco, TX19 mi · 236,955
- Grapevine, TX20 mi · 50,714
- Carrollton, TX21 mi · 134,562
- Celina, TX21 mi · 64,427
- North Richland Hills, TX25 mi · 70,843
Cities about the same size
- Springfield, MO169,847
- Lancaster, CA170,084
- Garden Grove, CA170,455
- Oceanside, CA170,483
- Murfreesboro, TN171,178
- Fort Collins, CO171,500
- Roseville, CA167,302
- Surprise, AZ175,304
More in Texas
- Houston2,397,315
- San Antonio1,548,422
- Dallas1,329,491
- Fort Worth1,028,117
- Austin1,002,632
- El Paso683,012
- Arlington402,134
- Corpus Christi317,247
Wealthiest person in Texas
Name
Elon Musk
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$388B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Austin
Source of wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Texas · private sector
Employer
Walmart
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Texas
Company
Exxon Mobil
Revenue
$349.6B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Spring
Ticker
XOM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.