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State and Federal Estimates

Area and Population Density
			Area in Square Miles			Density Per Square Mile of Land Area
Entity	2000 Census Population	Housing	Total Area	Water Area	Land Area	2000 Population	Housing Units
City of Denton	80,537	32,716	62.3	0.8	61.5	1,309.7	532.0
Denton County	432,976	168,069	957.9	69.3	888.5	487.3	189.2

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

The City of Denton currently encompasses a landmass of 89.5 square miles and is situated north of the DFW metroplex where Interstate 35 E and 35W intersect. According to the U.S. Census 2008 estimate and City of Denton figures, the City has a population of 119,454 with a population density of 1,334.7 persons per square mile.

Population Change from 2000 to 2008
Entity	2000 Census	2008 Estimate	Numerical Change 2000-2008	Percent Change 2000-2008
City of Denton	80,537	119,454	38,917	48.3%
Denton County	432,976	636,557	203,581	47.0%
State of Texas	20,851,820	24,326,974	3,475,154	16.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

According to U.S. Census Bureau, the City had a 2008 population estimate of 119,454 and was ranked in the top twenty five of the fastest growing cities in the nation. The City of Denton experienced an increase in growth from 2000 to 2008 at a rate of 48.3% compared with county and state rates of 47.0% and 16.7%, respectively.

Population Projections

Population Projections 2000-2030
Entity	Census 2000	2007	2010	2015	2020	2030	Numerical Change 2000-2030	Percent Change 2000-2030
City of Denton	80,537	115,506	124,746	149,695	173,646	229,213	148,676	3.5%
DFW MSA	5,161,544	6,075,400	6,570,840	7,482,956	8,566,960	11,397,571	6,236,027	2.7%
State of Texas	20,851,820	23,407,629	25,105,646	27,581,188	30,252,539	36,332,880	15,481,060	1.9%

Source: University of North Texas' (UNT) Center for Economic Development Research

According to UNT, the annual growth rate for the City of Denton is 3.5% and is estimated to grow by 53.12% from 2015 to 2030.

Population Projections for Denton County by Race
Year	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
2000	432,976	333,058	26,290	52,619	21,009
2010	606,715	441,910	40,018	90,967	33,820
2020	800,028	548,999	55,890	146,031	49,108
2030	1,011,101	643,915	73,608	225,401	68,177

Source: Texas State Data Center

Claritas Market Place Estimates

Population by Race
White	71.9%
Black	9.3%
Asian	4.2%
2 or More Races	3.3%
Other Races	12.3%

Source: 2007 Claritas

According to Claritas, the 2007 population estimate for the City of Denton is 116,076.

Population by Race

Population by Hispanic/Latino Origin
Mexican	78.1%
Puerto Rican	1.5%
Cuban	0.6%
All Other Hispanic or Latino	20.1%

Source 2007 Claritas

Population by Hispanic/LatinoOrigin

According to Claritas estimates, approximately 20.1% of Denton’s citizens are of Hispanic or Latino origin, compared with the national figure of 14.9%. The designation of Hispanic or Latino is independent of a person’s race designation.

Population by Age
0-17 years	21.4%
18-34 years	39.0%
35-54 years	24.7%
55-64 years	7.5%
65+ years	7.4%

Source: 2007 Claritas

Median and Average Age

The median age for the City of Denton population is 29.8 years compared with the national figure of 36.5 years. The average age for the City of Denton population is 32.9 years compared with the national average of 37.3 years.

Population Age 25+ by Educational Attainment
Less than 9th grade	8.3%
Some High School	9.0%
High School Graduate (or GED)	20.7%
Some College	22.9%
Associate Degree	5.0%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%
Master's Degree	8.2%
Professional School/Doctorate Degree	4.7%

Source: 2007 Claritas

According to Claritas estimates, 12.9% of the population age 25 and greater in the City of Denton had acquired a Master's or Doctorate Degree, which is greater than the national estimate of 8.9%. The city and national averages for the population that had acquired a Bachelor's Degree totaled 21.1% and 15.7 %, respectively.