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Denton Independent School District Overview

Texas Woman's University located in Denton Independent School District area. A total of 67,313 households are located in Denton Independent School District area. Among them, 22,760 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.36 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 54,968 and 67,619 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.15% (15,442) of residents are non-citizens and 20.37% (38,579) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Denton Independent School District, Texas
Household	67,313
Population	189,397
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	22,760 (33.81%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	54,968
Total Students	67,619
Pre-Kindergarten	3,225
Kindergarten	3,070
Grade 1-8	19,334
Grade 9-12	9,164
College/Graduate School	32,826
Veterans	154,229
Non-citizen	15,442
Non-English Home Language	38,579
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

160,037 residents are over the age of 16 and 110,607 people are in labor force. Among them, 110,511 people are in civilian labor force and 96 are in armed labor force. 105,752 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Denton Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	103,916	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	79,806	76.80%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	10,441	10.05%
Public transportation	1,220	1.17%
Walked	3,392	3.26%
Other method	2,103	2.02%
Worked from home	6,954	6.69%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	105,752	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	46,227	43.71%
Service	18,208	17.22%
Sales and office	23,899	22.60%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,787	6.42%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,631	10.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	105,752	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	988	0.93%
Construction	5,585	5.28%
Manufacturing	7,958	7.53%
Wholesale trade	3,422	3.24%
Retail trade	12,178	11.52%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,045	4.77%
Information	2,537	2.40%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	7,641	7.23%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	11,245	10.63%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	28,274	26.74%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	12,273	11.61%
Other services, except public administration	5,070	4.79%
Public administration	3,536	3.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	105,752	-
Private wage and salary workers	82,064	77.60%
Government workers	17,585	16.63%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,845	5.53%
Unpaid family workers	258	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $93,738 for the 67,313 households in Denton Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $31,924. 171,719 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.04%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	67,313	-
Less than $10,000	3,971	5.90%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,788	2.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,663	6.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,304	7.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,352	10.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,271	16.74%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,386	13.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,559	18.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,483	8.15%
More than $200,000	5,536	8.22%
Median Household Income	$73,279	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$93,738	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	43,667	-
Less than $10,000	1,167	2.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	387	0.89%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,542	3.53%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,208	5.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,855	8.83%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,964	15.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,305	16.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,531	24.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,983	11.41%
More than $200,000	4,725	10.82%

Median Family Income	$94,451	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$112,922	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,924	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,609	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,609	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	197,288	-
With health insurance coverage	171,719	87.04%
Public coverage	39,848	20.20%
Private health insurance	149,456	75.76%
Without health insurance coverage	25,569	12.96%

Housing

There are 72,522 housing units in Denton Independent School District area, Texas with 67,313 units (92.82%) occupied. 40,437 houses (60.07%) are occupied by owner and 26,876 houses (39.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $243,300 and the average rental cost is $1,118. 6,840 houses (9.43%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,298 houses (3.17%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,522	-
Occupied	67,313	92.82%
Owner Occupied	40,437	60.07%
Renter Occupied	26,876	39.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	47,509	65.51%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,240	1.71%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	20,874	28.78%
Mobile Homes	2,894	3.99%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5	0.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,522	-
Built 2014 or later	6,840	9.43%
Built 2010 - 2013	5,488	7.57%
Built 2000 - 2009	21,997	30.33%
Built 1990 - 1999	10,752	14.83%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,639	13.29%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,732	10.66%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,585	7.70%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,191	3.02%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,298	3.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,522	-
1 room	1,340	1.85%
2 rooms	1,890	2.61%
3 rooms	6,773	9.34%
4 rooms	9,963	13.74%
5 rooms	12,742	17.57%
6 rooms	11,791	16.26%
7 rooms	8,707	12.01%
8 rooms	7,785	10.73%
9 rooms or more	11,531	15.90%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,522	-
no bedroom	1,466	2.02%
1 bedroom	8,968	12.37%
2 bedrooms	12,809	17.66%
3 bedrooms	27,280	37.62%
4 bedrooms	18,311	25.25%
5 bedrooms or more	3,688	5.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	40,437	-
Less than $50,000	2,006	4.96%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,469	3.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,410	8.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,578	16.27%
$200,000 - $299,999	14,345	35.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	10,367	25.64%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,972	4.88%
$1,000,000 or more	290	0.72%
Median House Value	$243,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	26,036	-
Less than $500	443	1.70%
$500 - $999	9,554	36.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,999	38.40%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,930	15.09%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,552	5.96%
$2,500 - $2,999	435	1.67%
$3,000 or more	123	0.47%
Median Rental Costs	$1,118	-

Demographic

A total of 199,529 people lives in Denton Independent School District area, Texas with 97,874 male and 101,655 female. The males to female ratio is 49.05 to 50.95. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	199,529	-
Male	97,874	49.05%
Female	101,655	50.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	199,529	-
Under 5 years	12,639	6.33%
5 - 9 years	13,236	6.63%
10 - 14 years	11,680	5.85%
15 - 19 years	17,277	8.66%
20 - 24 years	22,905	11.48%
25 - 34 years	32,106	16.09%
35 - 44 years	26,412	13.24%
45 - 54 years	22,726	11.39%
55 - 59 years	10,464	5.24%
60 - 64 years	8,128	4.07%
65 - 74 years	13,822	6.93%
75 - 84 years	6,132	3.07%
85 years and older	2,002	1.00%
Median Age	31.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	199,529	-
One Race	191,797	96.12%
White	156,535	78.45%
Black or African American	20,773	10.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,169	0.59%
Asian	7,363	3.69%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	185	0.09%
Other	5,772	2.89%

Two or more races	7,732	3.88%
White and Black or African American	2,004	1.00%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,604	0.80%
White and Asian	1,279	0.64%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	171	0.09%