Carrollton vs Denton

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

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

Denton has the higher population (146,987 vs 132,741 in Carrollton). Carrollton has the higher median household income ($99,115 vs $73,719 in Denton). Carrollton has the higher median home value ($353,600 vs $325,700 in Denton).

Population, income & housing

	Carrollton	Denton
Population	132,741	146,987
Median age	38.4 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,115	$73,719
Median home value	$353,600	$325,700
Median gross rent	$1,674	$1,344
Housing units	53,557	57,824
Homeownership rate	58.3%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	41.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carrollton	Denton
Population	135,834 → 132,741 (-2.3%)	136,195 → 146,987 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$78,306 → $99,115 (+26.6%)	$60,018 → $73,719 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$238,300 → $353,600 (+48.4%)	$218,800 → $325,700 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,236 → $1,674 (+35.4%)	$1,082 → $1,344 (+24.2%)

Carrollton

Population

135,834132,741

Median household income

$78,306$99,115

Median home value

$238,300$353,600

Median gross rent

$1,236$1,674

Denton

Population

136,195146,987

Median household income

$60,018$73,719

Median home value

$218,800$325,700

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,344

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carrollton	Denton
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	13.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	19.9%
25 to 34	15.4%	18.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	6.7%
75 and over	5.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carrollton	Denton
White (non-Hispanic)	39.2%	54.6%
Black or African American	9.1%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	16.3%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carrollton	Denton
No high school diploma	10.6%	7.8%
High school graduate	17.8%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carrollton	Denton
Drove alone	69.0%	69.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	11.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.9%
Walked	0.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	19.4%	12.2%
Other means	1.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carrollton	Denton
1-unit, detached	59.0%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	16.0%
20 or more units	14.0%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Carrollton	Denton
Poverty rate	6.8%	15.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1988	1995