Jury Pool Profile
Denton County, Texas
- County seat
- Denton
- Judicial district
- 16th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,069,346
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 979,561.
At a glance
Denton County is a 1,069,346-person venue. The county population is 57% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). 20% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $117,499, $37,776 above the TX state median of $79,723; 49.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 25.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (3.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.9% of covered employment, average pay $63,014/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 979,561
- Median household income
- $111,498
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 57% / 11%.
Denton County has a population of 979,561, with a median age of 37.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.9%; Black residents 11.0%. Independently, 20.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $117,499; 49.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 76,540 jobs; Education & health services, about 71,530, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 23.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Denton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.8% in 2024, 53.2% in 2020, 57.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 25.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
25.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (43,911 individuals).