Population & age
- Total population
- 20,734
- Median age
- 29.0
Denton County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Population 20,734
Denton, TX (ZIP 76205) sits in Denton County within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 71.5%. NCES lists 11 schools serving the area, 11 non-charter. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,640. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $69,700, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Federal QCEW filings show 313,782 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1974 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Premature-mortality burden is comparatively low at 5,062 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (County Health Rankings, 2025). Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 10-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Texas has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $69,700) approximately $3,206/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 13,725 residents (6,452 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Schools are the headline here — lots of options at varying types — while healthcare access numbers suggest worth-shopping coverage and provider choice carefully. Notable: median household income $60,196, fair market rent of $1,710 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $363,643, down 4.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,400
/month
1 Bed
$1,460
/month
2 Bed
$1,710
/month
3 Bed
$2,150
/month
4 Bed
$2,740
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$363,643
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-4.4%
vs. March 2025
+25.2%
vs. March 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
10,507
Across 7,602 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $2.86B.
Single-family
7,376
70% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
3,131
30% of total units
Single-family value
$2.34B
construction value
Multifamily value
$514.1M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
8,410
Average AGI
$69,700
Avg property tax
$394
EITC participation
15.9%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$352
Avg charitable contribution
$936
Avg capital gains
$4,224
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $586.2M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
716
Total employment
10,910
Annual payroll
$478.5M
Average annual pay
$43,860
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$65,626
Average weekly wage
$1,262
Total employment
313,782
Total establishments
20,760
Average annual pay tracks the US national average of about $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
3.7%
That is 0.3 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
594,996
Employed
572,903
Unemployed
22,093
Based on Denton County, TX data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
10
Strong banking access
Multiple institutions and offices within easy reach of residents.
Total deposits
$1.3B
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
10
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX
Reporting agencies
16
Largest: City of Arlington
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Public EV charging stations
2
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
4
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Propane (LPG)
1
Propane autogas
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Federally Declared Disasters
24
Date Range
1974–2024
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Flood — declared May 17, 2024 (DR-4781)
Incident period: April 26, 2024 – June 5, 2024
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
5
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
6
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
22
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
9
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
65.4°F
54.7° – 76.2°
Annual precipitation
38.9"
Annual snowfall
0.1"
Heating · cooling days
2,437.4 · 2,625.6
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: GRAPEVINE DAM, TX US, 17.3 miles from the centroid of Denton, TX (ZIP 76205)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Median daily AQI
47
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
187
Unhealthy
Primary pollutant
Ozone
260 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Denton County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
5,062
That is roughly 3,138 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
14%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.4
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
4.7
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
11.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
54
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,890
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.3
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
94%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
51%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.4% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Denton data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
22.9% of Denton County, TX residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.08
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.40
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.80
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 4.8% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Denton County, TX for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 74 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 479 reports
Homicide
1
Robbery
1
Burglary
106
Vehicle theft
52
County-level data for Denton (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+13,725 people
+6,452 households • +$1.2B net AGI flow
Moved in
49,661households
89,241 people • $5.0B AGI
Moved out
43,209households
75,516 people • $3.7B AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $100,306 versus departing households' $86,442.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 76205. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
8.20%
State 6.25% · avg local 1.95%
Property tax (effective)
1.42%
Median $1,254/year
Tax burden rank
4 of 50
8.40% of personal income
For ZIP 76205: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $69,700 keeps approximately $3,206 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $363,643, that works out to roughly $5,176/year in property tax.
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
SNAP eligibility
165% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). Asset limit $5,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs in Denton
Nearby ZIPs by distance
76203 (Denton, 1.9 mi) · 76201 (Denton, 2.2 mi) · 76209 (Denton, 2.9 mi) · 76207 (Denton, 3.4 mi) · 76210 (Denton, 3.5 mi) · 76208 (Denton, 4.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
36.4%
3.4pp above the 33.0% national rate.
28.4%
3.6pp below the 32.0% national rate.
24.1%
2.1pp above the 22.0% national rate.
71.5%
4.5pp below the 76.0% national rate.
15.4%
2.4pp above the 13.0% national rate.
9.6%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
11 schools serve this ZIP, including 11 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE DALLAS H S | Public | 9–12 | 1,250 |
| MCMATH MIDDLE | Public | 6–8 | 804 |
| CORINTH EL | Public | -1–5 | 568 |
| RIVERA EL | Public | -1–5 | 540 |
| HOUSTON EL | Public | -1–5 | 530 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 6 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 23, 2026Colleges in this area
4
Median in-state tuition
$8,640
Median earnings (10 yr)
$51,177
Denton, TX · 76205
Denton, TX · 76203
Denton, TX · 76204
Gainesville, TX · 76240
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Denton, TX (ZIP 76205) sits in Denton County within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 71.5%. NCES lists 11 schools serving the area, 11 non-charter. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,640. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $69,700, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Federal QCEW filings show 313,782 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1974 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Premature-mortality burden is comparatively low at 5,062 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (County Health Rankings, 2025). Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 10-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Texas has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $69,700) approximately $3,206/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 13,725 residents (6,452 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Schools are the headline here — lots of options at varying types — while healthcare access numbers suggest worth-shopping coverage and provider choice carefully. Notable: median household income $60,196, fair market rent of $1,710 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $363,643, down 4.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These readings invert. Education density is the headline; healthcare access numbers suggest provider choice and coverage are worth shopping carefully. The two domains don’t move together at the ZIP level — both deserve their own due diligence rather than a single judgment.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 24.1%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
36.4%, which is 3.4 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
24.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
28.4%, which is 3.6 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
11 schools serve this ZIP, including 11 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 23, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 76205 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 23, 2026).
Yes, 5 high schools serve this ZIP: Lake Dallas H S, Fred Moore H S, Joe Dale Sparks Campus, and 2 more. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 23, 2026).
20,734 people live in ZIP 76205, with a median age of 29.0 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$60,196 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 76205, 38.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 61.5% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 76205, 9.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.6% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
18.8% of the population in ZIP 76205 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
90.1% of households in ZIP 76205 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 76205 is $363,643, down 4.4% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 4.4% over the past year and up 25.2% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 76205 (Denton, TX) is $69,700 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 76205 report an average of $394 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
5.2% of tax returns from ZIP 76205 (Denton, TX) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 716 business establishments operated in ZIP 76205 employing 10,910 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 76205 is $43,860, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 76205 ranks in the 65th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Socioeconomic Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 76205, ranking in the 78th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 24 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 76205 between 1974–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 76205, accounting for 6 of 24 declarations (25%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 76205 was "SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING" — a flood declared in 2024 (DR-4781) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
4 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 76205 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton, University Of North Texas, and Texas Woman'S University (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 4 nearby institutions is $8,640 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $51,177 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 76205 has an average annual temperature of 65.4°F and 38.9" of annual precipitation based on the GRAPEVINE DAM, TX US weather station 17.3 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 76205 is part of the Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX urbanized area, primarily served by City of Arlington (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Texas has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $69,700, this saves approximately $3,206 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 8.20% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Texas runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (11 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (4 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 23, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs in Denton
Nearby ZIPs by distance
76203 (Denton, 1.9 mi) · 76201 (Denton, 2.2 mi) · 76209 (Denton, 2.9 mi) · 76207 (Denton, 3.4 mi) · 76210 (Denton, 3.5 mi) · 76208 (Denton, 4.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
65th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 8 census tracts, population 23,318
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
436
Limited English Speakers
608
Persons with Disability
2,589
Without HS Diploma
1,058
Without Health Insurance
4,638
Adults Age 65+
1,938
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.