Denton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 80,578 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Denton is the 31st largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities, Denton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Denton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Denton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denton who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.57%), sales jobs (11.93%), and teaching (10.87%).

Also of interest is that Denton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because Denton has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Denton lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Denton is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Denton, people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.

Not only is Denton a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That's because Denton is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Denton a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The city of Denton is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Denton Information and Demographics

The population of Denton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.48% of adults in Denton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Denton in 2000 was $19,365, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,460 for a family of four.

Denton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Denton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Denton is White, followed by African-American. Denton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.38% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Denton include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Denton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.