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Denton, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Denton is a Census town of 4,936 people across 5.27 square miles of land, in Caroline County. Median household income is $66,510, 48.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $867,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Denton
What Denton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.27 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land937
- County holding the largest share of its areaCaroline County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Denton
- Population4,936
- Median age39.2
- Population under 181,209
- Share under 1824.5 percent
- Population 65 and over790 plus or minus 202
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households1,798
- Family households1,057
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Denton
- Median household income$66,510
- Per capita income$29,780
- Civilian labor force2,484
- Employed2,169
- Unemployed315 plus or minus 126
- Unemployment rate12.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over3,247
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Denton
- Housing units1,864
- Occupied units1,798
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied864 plus or minus 205
- Renter occupied934 plus or minus 215
- Ownership rate48.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$234,600 plus or minus $54,376
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,043
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Single family units1,252 plus or minus 274
- Share single family67.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more612 plus or minus 208
- Share in buildings of two or more32.8 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Denton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,001
- Commuting under 15 minutes572 plus or minus 163
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,135 plus or minus 272
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone75.8 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Denton (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$867,200
- Average approval$78,836
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$540,000
- Jobs supported70
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises18.2 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Denton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$685,000
- Average approval$685,000
- Median approval$685,000
- Largest approval$685,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Denton
- NFIP communityTown of Denton
- NFIP community number240104
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/15
The Town of Denton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240104 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Caroline County, not Denton
Caroline County context, not Denton figures
- Establishments in Caroline County634
- Covered employment, Caroline County9,246
- Average annual pay, Caroline County$53,786
- Housing units permitted, Caroline County55
Every figure in this section is published for Caroline County as a whole and is not a measurement of Denton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Denton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Denton, Maryland?
4,936, in 1,798 households. Denton town covers 5.27 square miles of land, which is 937 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Denton in?
Caroline County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Denton?
$66,510. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,600. Median gross rent is $1,043 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Denton businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $867,200 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $25,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $685,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Denton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Denton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Denton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Denton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Denton, town of, community 240104, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Denton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Caroline County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Denton.
Is zoning published for Denton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.