Bexar County vs Denton County

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

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

Bexar County has the higher population (2,037,344 vs 945,644 in Denton County). Denton County has the higher median household income ($108,185 vs $70,571 in Bexar County). Denton County has the higher median home value ($403,400 vs $244,100 in Bexar County).

Population, income & housing

	Bexar County	Denton County
Population	2,037,344	945,644
Median age	34.6 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,571	$108,185
Median home value	$244,100	$403,400
Median gross rent	$1,290	$1,642
Housing units	807,160	364,120
Homeownership rate	59.1%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	48.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bexar County	Denton County
Population	1,952,843 → 2,037,344 (+4.3%)	833,822 → 945,644 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$57,157 → $70,571 (+23.5%)	$86,913 → $108,185 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $244,100 (+50.9%)	$277,800 → $403,400 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $1,290 (+27.1%)	$1,218 → $1,642 (+34.8%)

Bexar County

Population

1,952,8432,037,344

Median household income

$57,157$70,571

Median home value

$161,800$244,100

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,290

Denton County

Population

833,822945,644

Median household income

$86,913$108,185

Median home value

$277,800$403,400

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bexar County	Denton County
Under 5	6.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.7%	7.1%
75 and over	4.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bexar County	Denton County
White (non-Hispanic)	26.7%	54.0%
Black or African American	7.3%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bexar County	Denton County
No high school diploma	13.6%	6.6%
High school graduate	24.5%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	16.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bexar County	Denton County
Drove alone	70.7%	68.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	7.8%
Public transit	1.6%	0.4%
Walked	1.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.8%	20.9%
Other means	1.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bexar County	Denton County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	10.7%
20 or more units	10.7%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Bexar County	Denton County
Poverty rate	14.7%	7.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1989	2002