Cities / Texas / Denton

Denton, TX

152,866 people

Right Now

Weather

96.8°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 107°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Dallas-Fort Worth)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 37.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DFW

23 mi — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Population & People

Population

152,866

Median age

31.4

Median household income

$76,019

Poverty rate

15.8%

Unemployment rate

5.1%

Bachelor's degree+

41.7%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

25.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$348,200

Median gross rent

$1,420/mo

Homeownership rate

50%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,931

HUD Fair Market Rent (Denton County, 1 mi from Denton), 2026. Efficiency $1582, 1BR $1648, 2BR $1931, 3BR $2431, 4BR $3091. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

153 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).