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76205 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76205 covers Denton, Texas, with a population of about 19,651 and a median household income of $65,322.

Population
19,6512,365 per square mile
Median age
29.49.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,32214% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
15%2.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$359,904up 14.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,368about the Texas median
Degree or higher
39%4 points above the US average
Homeownership
38.3%26.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
716

Where 76205 is

Denton, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population19,651
Median age29.4
Family households59%
Born outside the US16.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.3%
White (non-Hispanic)48.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)16.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino26.3%
Veterans5.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$65,322
Income per person$33,043
Poverty rate15%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k6.7%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k3.7%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed8,410
Mean adjusted gross income$69,700
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.2%
Returns, under $25k32.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$307,900
Median gross rent$1,368
Rent as a share of household income33.9%
Owner-occupied38.3%
Vacant homes9%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house42.1%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units13.9%
5 to 19 units21.8%
20 or more units14.4%
Mobile home5.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$359,904as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.3%
Typical asking rent$1,370as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 5.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$386,287$125,424

$125,494 in 2000 to $359,904 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher39%
High school diploma or higher88.2%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone71.9%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.7% 7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.3% 6.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments716
People employed10,910
Annual payroll$478,518,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 59.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.7 out of 100
Community resilience29.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought52.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide42.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$65,322$76,292$78,538
Income per person$33,043$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate15%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$307,900$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,368$1,339$1,348
Homeownership38.3%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home10.5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US16.8%17.2%13.9%
Median age29.435.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDENTON 2 SE, TX US2.4 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January55.8°F / 34.1°F2.2 in rain
February59.6°F / 37.4°F2.83 in rain
March67.7°F / 44.8°F3.36 in rain
April75.6°F / 52.8°F3.67 in rain
May82.9°F / 62.7°F4.86 in rain
June91.1°F / 71.1°F3.58 in rain
July95.9°F / 74.9°F2.29 in rain
August95.8°F / 74.2°F2.44 in rain
September88.5°F / 66.8°F2.96 in rain
October78.1°F / 55.3°F4.64 in rain
November66.2°F / 44.1°F2.94 in rain
December57.4°F / 36.1°F2.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Denton Independent School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability12 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

75027 Flower Mound, TX2.2 km away
76204 Denton, TX2.2 km away
76203 Denton, TX2.8 km away
76206 Denton, TX3.1 km away
76201 Denton, TX4.3 km away
76202 Denton, TX4.3 km away
76209 Denton, TX5.1 km away
76207 Denton, TX6.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Denton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.31 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density2,365 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.1903, -97.1282

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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