Denton vs Williston

A side-by-side comparison of Denton and Williston: population, income, housing, and more.

Denton and Williston are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Denton has the higher population (4,879 vs 302 in Williston). Williston has the higher median household income ($106,389 vs $63,769 in Denton). Williston has the higher median home value ($455,600 vs $234,700 in Denton).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Williston
Population	4,879	302
Median age	38.3 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,769	$106,389
Median home value	$234,700	$455,600
Median gross rent	$995	—
Housing units	1,751	92
Homeownership rate	55.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Williston
Population	4,429 → 4,879 (+10.2%)	96 → 302 (+214.6%)
Median household income	$50,081 → $63,769 (+27.3%)	$160,192 → $106,389 (-33.6%)
Median home value	$193,800 → $234,700 (+21.1%)	$345,200 → $455,600 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $995 (+9.8%)	—

Denton

Population

4,4294,879

Median household income

$50,081$63,769

Median home value

$193,800$234,700

Median gross rent

$906$995

Williston

Population

96302

Median household income

$160,192$106,389

Median home value

$345,200$455,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Williston
Under 5	4.6%	12.6%
5 to 17	18.5%	20.5%
18 to 24	11.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	52.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	3.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	3.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	3.0%
75 and over	5.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Williston
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	25.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Williston
No high school diploma	20.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Williston
Drove alone	78.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	0.0%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Williston
1-unit, detached	55.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	24.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Williston
Poverty rate	10.7%	5.0%
Average household size	2.76	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1976	2005