Denton, Texas demographics

Denton, TX demographics: median age 31.4; 41.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Denton city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4819972. The survey estimates a population of 152,866 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Denton is 31.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 56,664 households (±1,087). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.4 ±0.6	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 152,866
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	27,822 ±1,678	18.2% ±1.1 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	57,923 ±2,297	37.9% ±1.5 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	48,069 ±1,855	31.4% ±1.2 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	19,052 ±1,075	12.5% ±0.7 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 152,866
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	74,344 ±1,476	48.6% ±1.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	78,522 ±1,477	51.4% ±1.0 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 152,866
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	90,832 ±2,654	59.4% ±1.7 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	17,146 ±1,484	11.2% ±1.0 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,392 ±635	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,206 ±965	4.1% ±0.6 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	136 ±110 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,468 ±1,355	6.2% ±0.9 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	27,686 ±2,358	18.1% ±1.5 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 152,866
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	113,312 ±2,564	74.1% ±1.7 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	39,554 ±2,562	25.9% ±1.7 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 56,664
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	24,770 ±1,000	43.7% ±1.6 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,453 ±430	4.3% ±0.8 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,641 ±641	10.0% ±1.1 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	16,155 ±1,037	28.5% ±1.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	7,645 ±713	13.5% ±1.2 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 56,664
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	14,910 ±783	26.3% ±1.3 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	41,754 ±1,288	73.7% ±1.8 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 56,664
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	16,155 ±1,037	28.5% ±1.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	19,821 ±1,171	35.0% ±2.0 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	9,017 ±849	15.9% ±1.5 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	6,723 ±723	11.9% ±1.3 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,902 ±469	5.1% ±0.8 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,431 ±378	2.5% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	615 ±212	1.1% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 152,866
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	132,171 ±2,188	86.5% ±1.4 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	20,695 ±2,182	13.5% ±1.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 145,420
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	111,886 ±2,801	76.9% ±1.9 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	24,447 ±2,314	16.8% ±1.6 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	526 ±197	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	258 ±123	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	437 ±244 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,259 ±626	1.6% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	286 ±152 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,413 ±640	1.0% ±0.4 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	407 ±215 · low precision	0.3% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	331 ±206 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,003 ±443	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	989 ±758 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,178 ±309	0.8% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 94,513
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	7,963 ±1,084	8.4% ±1.1 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	18,692 ±1,356	19.8% ±1.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	20,676 ±1,491	21.9% ±1.5 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	7,727 ±802	8.2% ±0.8 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	24,857 ±1,416	26.3% ±1.4 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14,598 ±1,139	15.4% ±1.2 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 151,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	113,278 ±2,580	74.8% ±1.7 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	19,499 ±2,347	12.9% ±1.5 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	12,594 ±1,180	8.3% ±0.8 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,227 ±944	2.8% ±0.6 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,914 ±584	1.3% ±0.4 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.5% of Denton residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 91.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Denton	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.5% ±1.3 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.9% ±0.8 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±0.6 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Denton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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