Denton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 150,353 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Denton is the 24th largest community in Texas. Denton real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Denton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Denton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Denton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denton who work in office and administrative support (11.65%), management occupations (10.66%), and sales jobs (10.07%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Denton is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Denton has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Denton enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Denton. The citizens of Denton are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.02% of adults in Denton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Denton in 2022 was $35,628, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,512 for a family of four. However, Denton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Denton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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, followed by Black or 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 24.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Denton include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Denton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
