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Housing & Income

Federal, State and Local Figures

Age and Economic Characteristics

Entity

Median Family Income

Per Capita Income

Median Age

65 and Over

City of Denton

$64,417

$22,891

28.9%

8.3%

Denton County

$84,842

$30,960

32.4%

5.9%

State of Texas

$56,650

$24,318

33.0%

10.0%

Source: US Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS)

  Median Family and Per Capita Income

Source: US Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS)

Aggregate Household Income Projections by Race and
Mean Household Income for North Central Texas Region

Year

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Total

Income

2010

$104,723,925,000

$14,159,532,824

$21,297,952,215

$7,230,410,462

$147,411,820,501

$61,866

2020

$114,429,843,036

$17,183,968,653

$32,357,391,639

$10,216,466,621

$174,187,669,949

$60,327

2030

$121,229,815,378

$19,698,105,643

$46,710,230,442

$13,669,804,470

$201,307,955,933

$58,851

Source: Texas State Data Center 0.5 Scenario


Denton County Residential Housing Annual Averages 2000-2010
Year
Average Price
Median Price

Months on Inventory

2000
$166,783
$143,958
4
2001
$174,645
$151,209
5
2002
$176,575
$152,067
6
2003
$179,133
$153,192
7
2004
$184,117
$155,208
6
2005
$189,758
$157,950
5
2006
$195,325
$161,617
5
2007
$206,300
$165,333
5
2008
$195,900
$159,700
6
2009
$192,018
$161,100
5.8
2010
$197,700
$162,900
6.0

Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A and M University


2000-2010 Price Distribution of Homes Sold in Denton County

Price of Home

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008
2009 2010

$29,999 or less

0.2%

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

0.2%
0.3% 0.5%

30,000-59,999

2.0%

1.3%

1.4%

1.3%

1.4%

1.4%

1.2%

1.4%

1.8%
1.9% 2.1%

60,000-89,999

11.2%

7.0%

5.7%

4.8%

5.2%

4.5%

4.1%

4.4%

5.2%
5.2% 5.6%

90,000-139,999

33.8%

34.4%

34.7%

33.4%

32.3%

31.4%

29.6%

27.9%

29.9%
28.6% 27.5%

140,000-199,999

28.2%

30.3%

32.2%

33.3%

32.4%

33.3%

33.2%

30.8%

30.9%
33.5% 31.2%

200,000-399,999

21.8%

24.4%

22.6%

23.5%

24.1%

24.6%

26.2%

28%

26.2%
25.7% 27.2%

400,000 and Greater

2.7%

2.6%

3.4%

3.6%

4.3%

4.8%

5.6%

7.2%

5.9%
4.9% 5.8%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100% 100%

Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A and M University

Home Occupancy

Entity

Occupied Housing Units

Vacant Housing Units

Total Housing Units

City of Denton

42,635

3,576

46,211

Denton County

240,289

15,850

256,139

State of Texas

8,922,933

1,054,503

9,977,436

Source: US Census Bureau, 2010

Denton Housing Composition

Year

Housing Units

New Residential

Demolition

Total

 

Single-family

Percent of SF

Percent Change of SF

Multi-family

Percent of MF

Percent Change of MF

Single-family

Multi-family

Single-family

Multi-family

Housing Units

Percent Increase

2000

17,276

52.75

 

15,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,753

 

2001

18,520

53.29

7.20%

16,233

46.71

4.88%

1,252

756

8

0

34,753

6.11%

2002

19,584

54.64

5.75%

16,259

45.36

0.16%

1,081

26

17

0

35,843

3.14%

2003

20,634

55.90

5.36%

16,280

44.10

0.13%

1,065

21

15

0

36,914

2.99%

2004

21,813

57.33

5.71%

16,233

42.67

-0.29%

1,205

13

26

60

38,046

3.07%

2005

23,009

58.63

5.48%

16,236

41.37

0.02%

1,247

3

51

0

39,245

3.15%

2006

23,863

59.08

3.71%

16,530

40.92

1.81%

891

294

37

0

40,393

2.93%

2007

24,357

59.25

2.07%

16,754

40.75

1.36%

522

224

28

0

41,111

1.78%

2008

24,913

59.34

2.28%

17,074

40.66

1.91%

588

324

32

4

41,987

2.13%

2009

25,241

59.14

1.32%

17,440

40.86

2.14%

360

374

32

8

42,681

1.65%

2010

25,546

58.82

1.21%

17,883

41.18

2.54%

342

464

37

21

43,429

1.75%

Source: City of Denton's Planning, Building Inspection and Economic Development Departments

Notes:

  • Year 2000 housing units were derived from U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
  • Housing Units after year 2000 consist of "Housing Units" from previous year plus

              'New Residential" minus "Demolition”

Definitions:

  • Single-family includes one-unit detached and attached and 2 units (duplexes)
  • Multi-family includes three or more units and mobile homes

Please see the Statistical Trends and News of Denton (STaND) report for the the

most current permit activity in 2011.

 Denton Residential Composition

Average market value of city residences with a homestead exemption in 2010: $157,264
Number of residences with a homestead exemption within Denton 2010: 17,464
Average market value of residences with a homestead exemption within the Denton Independent School District in 2010: $168,364
Number of residences with a homestead exemption within Denton Independent School District in 2010: 28,727

Source Denton Central Appraisal District 2010

Property Tax Rates
Entity
Rate
City of Denton

0.68975

Denton County

0.27390

Denton School District

1.53000

Total per $100 of valuation

2.49365

Source: Denton Central Appraisal District, 2010

Sales Tax Rates

Taxing Entity

Rate

City of Denton

1.5

Denton County Transportation Authority

0.5

State

6.25

Total

8.25

Source: Dental Central Appraisal District, 2010

ACCRA Cost Price Index Comparison with Major Cities
Denton, TX
90.6

Dallas, TX

95.8

Atlanta, GA 97.5

Phoenix, AZ

98.3

Denver, CO

104.0

Miami, FL

104.6

Seattle, WA

116.1

Los Angeles, CA

135.3

San Francisco, CA

166.0

Source: Council for Community and Economic Research, August 2011

Average Building Costs

Retail

Average Retail Lease Rate:

$12 - $30 SF  Triple Net 

Retail Pad Site:

$10 - $20 SF

Office

Average Office Lease Rate:

$12 - $18 SF  Triple Net 

Medical Office Lease Rate:

$16 - $20 SF  Triple Net 

Office Pad Site:

$8 - $15 SF

Industrial

Average Industrial Lease Rate:

$5.50 SF  Triple Net 

Industrial Site Cost:

$1.5 - $2 SF

Industrial Building Cost:

$30 - $50 SF

Denton Chamber of Commerce

City of Denton Household Income

$250,000 +

3.1%

$100,000 - 249,999

12.8%

$50,000 - $99,000

27.3%

$35,000 - $49,000

15.6%

$25,000 - $34,999

11.9%

$15,000 - $24,999

12.1%

Less than $15,000

17.3%

Source 2011 Claritas

According to Claritas figures, the average household income is $60,680 in the City of Denton, which is slightly lower than the national average of $67,529.   The per capita income for the City of Denton is $23,481 compared to a national figure of $25,728.

City of Denton Household Projections
Year
Number of
Households

1990

25,377

2000

30,895

2011

48,041

2016

56,830

Source: 2011 Claritas

The average household size in the City of Denton is 2.5, according to Claritas estimates.