Denton is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,556 people and two associated neighborhoods, Denton is the 349th largest community in North Carolina.

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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Denton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Denton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Denton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Denton may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Denton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In Denton, just 12.76% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Denton in 2022 was $24,129, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,516 for a family of four. However, Denton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Denton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Denton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Denton include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Denton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.