Denton County vs Travis County

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

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

Travis County has the higher population (1,307,625 vs 945,644 in Denton County). Denton County has the higher median household income ($108,185 vs $97,169 in Travis County). Travis County has the higher median home value ($487,600 vs $403,400 in Denton County).

Population, income & housing

	Denton County	Travis County
Population	945,644	1,307,625
Median age	36.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$108,185	$97,169
Median home value	$403,400	$487,600
Median gross rent	$1,642	$1,669
Housing units	364,120	594,638
Homeownership rate	65.4%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	55.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton County	Travis County
Population	833,822 → 945,644 (+13.4%)	1,226,805 → 1,307,625 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$86,913 → $108,185 (+24.5%)	$75,887 → $97,169 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$277,800 → $403,400 (+45.2%)	$324,800 → $487,600 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,218 → $1,642 (+34.8%)	$1,289 → $1,669 (+29.5%)

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

Travis County

Population

1,226,8051,307,625

Median household income

$75,887$97,169

Median home value

$324,800$487,600

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,669

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton County	Travis County
Under 5	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	19.6%
35 to 44	15.6%	16.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.0%
75 and over	4.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton County	Travis County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.0%	47.7%
Black or African American	10.5%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	10.3%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton County	Travis County
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	16.8%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	34.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton County	Travis County
Drove alone	68.0%	59.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	1.7%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.9%	27.2%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton County	Travis County
1-unit, detached	68.4%	52.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	14.3%
20 or more units	11.7%	20.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Denton County	Travis County
Poverty rate	7.0%	11.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	2002	1997