Denton vs Yadkin College

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

Denton and Yadkin College are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Denton has the higher population (1,271 vs 354 in Yadkin College). Yadkin College has the higher median household income ($60,568 vs $46,061 in Denton). Since 2019, Denton's population has grown faster (-23.4% vs -49.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Yadkin College
Population	1,271	354
Median age	42.5 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,061	$60,568
Median home value	$160,400	—
Median gross rent	$731	—
Housing units	718	226
Homeownership rate	62.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Yadkin College
Population	1,660 → 1,271 (-23.4%)	696 → 354 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$34,931 → $46,061 (+31.9%)	$67,344 → $60,568 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $160,400 (+67.8%)	$147,800 → $133,800 (-9.5%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $731 (+16.8%)	—

Denton

Population

1,6601,271

Median household income

$34,931$46,061

Median home value

$95,600$160,400

Median gross rent

$626$731

Yadkin College

Population

696354

Median household income

$67,344$60,568

Median home value

$147,800$133,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Yadkin College
Under 5	3.1%	16.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	2.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	0.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	34.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	3.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	37.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	5.4%
75 and over	7.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Yadkin College
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Yadkin College
No high school diploma	19.5%	22.9%
High school graduate	39.0%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Yadkin College
Drove alone	80.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Yadkin College
1-unit, detached	77.2%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Yadkin College
Poverty rate	15.1%	15.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1972	1984