Dallas County vs Denton County

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

Dallas 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.

Dallas County has the higher population (2,603,816 vs 945,644 in Denton County). Denton County has the higher median household income ($108,185 vs $74,149 in Dallas County). Denton County has the higher median home value ($403,400 vs $277,900 in Dallas County).

Population, income & housing

	Dallas County	Denton County
Population	2,603,816	945,644
Median age	34.0 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,149	$108,185
Median home value	$277,900	$403,400
Median gross rent	$1,469	$1,642
Housing units	1,053,471	364,120
Homeownership rate	50.8%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	48.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallas County	Denton County
Population	2,606,868 → 2,603,816 (-0.1%)	833,822 → 945,644 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$59,607 → $74,149 (+24.4%)	$86,913 → $108,185 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$174,900 → $277,900 (+58.9%)	$277,800 → $403,400 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,469 (+32.9%)	$1,218 → $1,642 (+34.8%)

Dallas County

Population

2,606,8682,603,816

Median household income

$59,607$74,149

Median home value

$174,900$277,900

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,469

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)

	Dallas County	Denton County
Under 5	6.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.1%
75 and over	4.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallas County	Denton County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	54.0%
Black or African American	22.2%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	6.8%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	40.8%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallas County	Denton County
No high school diploma	18.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	22.5%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	16.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallas County	Denton County
Drove alone	70.4%	68.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	7.8%
Public transit	1.6%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.9%	20.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallas County	Denton County
1-unit, detached	52.1%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	20.6%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Dallas County	Denton County
Poverty rate	14.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1982	2002