Denton is 16th in Texas out of 389 other cities in Size in square miles
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current population (2012) | 121,123 | 25th | 26,059,203 | 313,914,040 | 
| Size in square miles | 88.0 | 16th | 261,231.7 | 3,531,905.4 | 
| Population density (people per sqmi) | 1,289.1 | 231st | 96.3 | 87.4 | 
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents younger than 5 | 6.1% | 321st | 7.5% | 6.4% | 
| Residents younger than 18 | 20.5% | 359th | 26.8% | 23.5% | 
| Residents 65 or older | 8.9% | 258th | 10.9% | 13.7% | 
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) | 86.1% | 140th | 80.4% | 85.4% | 
| Residents with college degree (older than 25) | 36.5% | 66th | 26.1% | 28.2% | 
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race - White | 73.8% | 230th | 80.6% | 77.9% | 
| Race - Black or African American | 10.3% | 141st | 12.3% | 13.1% | 
| Race - American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% | 87th | 1.0% | 1.2% | 
| Race - Asian | 4.1% | 65th | 4.2% | 5.1% | 
| Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 63rd | 0.1% | 0.2% | 
| Race - Two or More | 3.2% | 67th | 1.7% | 2.4% | 
| Race - Hispanic or Latino | 21.2% | 239th | 38.2% | 16.9% | 
| Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino | 61.9% | 136th | 44.5% | 63.0% | 
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female residents | 51.2% | 190th | 50.3% | 50.8% | 
| Foreign born residents | 13.3% | 146th | 16.2% | 12.8% | 
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 46,211 | 24th | 10,098,750 | 132,312,404 | 
| Units inside multi-unit buildings | 40.9% | 21st | 24.0% | 25.9% | 
| Households | 39,919 | 27th | 8,667,807 | 114,761,359 | 
| Home ownership rate | 47.5% | 359th | 64.5% | 66.1% | 
| Home median value | $147,400 | 92nd | $126,400 | $186,200 | 
| People per household | 2.5 | 325th | 2.8 | 2.6 | 
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income per capita | $23,484 | 159th | $25,548 | $27,915 | 
| Income per household | $46,151 | 186th | $50,920 | $52,762 | 
| Income below poverty line | 19.8% | 150th | 17.0% | 14.3% | 
| Denton | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total businesses (including small businesses) | 8,496 | 35th | 2,164,852 | 27,092,908 | 
| Retail sales | $1,695,267 | 33rd | $311,334,781 | $3,917,663,456 | 
| Retail sales per capita | $14,575 | 155th | $13,061 | $12,990 | 
| Retail accommodation and food service sales | $207,536 | 32nd | $42,054,592 | $613,795,732 | 
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