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Denton, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Denton is a Census city of 152,866 people across 96.95 square miles of land, in Denton County. Median household income is $76,019, 50.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 159 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $94.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Denton
What Denton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area96.95 sq mi
- Water area1.41 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,577
- County holding the largest share of its areaDenton 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
- Population152,866
- Median age31.4
- Population under 1827,822
- Share under 1818.2 percent
- Population 65 and over19,052
- Share 65 and over12.5 percent
- Households56,664
- Family households32,864
- Share of households that are families58.0 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$76,019
- Per capita income$38,167
- Civilian labor force86,509
- Employed82,069
- Unemployed4,440
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over94,513
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Denton
- Housing units60,531
- Occupied units56,664
- Vacant units3,867
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent
- Owner occupied28,332
- Renter occupied28,332
- Ownership rate50.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$348,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,420
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent
- Single family units35,545
- Share single family58.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22,776
- Share in buildings of two or more37.6 percent
- Mobile homes2,210
- Median year structure built1997
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 commute69,045
- Commuting under 15 minutes23,396
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more22,825
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.1 percent
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home14.3 percent
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))
- Approvals159
- Gross approval$94,793,700
- Average approval$596,187
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,484,240
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,803
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome29
- Paid in full23
- Charged off6
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.6 percent
- Share to franchises23.3 percent
- Distinct lenders68
- Distinct industries by NAICS85
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 29 loans have 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)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$21,596,000
- Average approval$938,957
- Median approval$737,000
- Largest approval$4,331,000
- Jobs supported326
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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 communityCity of Denton
- NFIP community number480194
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Denton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480194 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Denton County, not Denton
Denton County context, not Denton figures
- Establishments in Denton County20,025
- Covered employment, Denton County313,782
- Average annual pay, Denton County$65,626
- Housing units permitted, Denton County10,507
Every figure in this section is published for Denton 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.
Coverage
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, Texas?
152,866, in 56,664 households. Denton city covers 96.95 square miles of land, which is 1,577 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?
Denton 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?
$76,019. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $348,200. Median gross rent is $1,420 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?
159 7(a) approvals totaling $94.8 m since FY2020, across 68 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $21.6 m 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 29 loans have 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, city of, community 480194, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Denton 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.