Denton County, TX Population

Overview

885,012

Total Population

36.2

Median age

50.59%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

43.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

173,708

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Denton County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Denton County is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Denton County's population under 18 was 24.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Denton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Denton County, 20.06% were under the age of 15, 20.61% aged 15 to 29, 48.89% aged 30 to 64, 9.52% aged 65 to 84, and 0.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,396 more females than males in Denton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.59% females and 49.41% males in Denton County, TX.
The Denton County, TX gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 33,967.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 35,945.

Denton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Denton County population: 68.18% are White, 10.26% are Black or African American, 0.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.49% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.14% are some other race and 8.32% are multiracial.
Denton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 173,708 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 711,304 (80.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Denton County is White with a population of 603,389 (68.18% of the total population).

Denton County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 977,281 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Denton County's population increased by 226,777 (51.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Denton County's population increased by 248,491 (37.32%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Denton County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 439,056.