Denton vs The Colony

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

Denton and The Colony 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 44,916 in The Colony). The Colony has the higher median household income ($111,090 vs $73,719 in Denton). The Colony has the higher median home value ($355,100 vs $325,700 in Denton).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	The Colony
Population	146,987	44,916
Median age	31.0 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,719	$111,090
Median home value	$325,700	$355,100
Median gross rent	$1,344	$1,884
Housing units	57,824	19,022
Homeownership rate	49.2%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	47.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	The Colony
Population	136,195 → 146,987 (+7.9%)	43,005 → 44,916 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$60,018 → $73,719 (+22.8%)	$87,187 → $111,090 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$218,800 → $325,700 (+48.9%)	$231,700 → $355,100 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,082 → $1,344 (+24.2%)	$1,399 → $1,884 (+34.7%)

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

The Colony

Population

43,00544,916

Median household income

$87,187$111,090

Median home value

$231,700$355,100

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	The Colony
Under 5	5.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	19.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.0%	19.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.2%
75 and over	5.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	The Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	55.6%
Black or African American	11.5%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	3.9%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.1%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	The Colony
No high school diploma	7.8%	5.2%
High school graduate	20.3%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	The Colony
Drove alone	69.3%	69.6%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.2%	21.6%
Other means	1.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	The Colony
1-unit, detached	55.2%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	13.6%	16.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Denton	The Colony
Poverty rate	15.9%	6.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1995	2000