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Denton, MD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Denton, Maryland (Denton, MD — Census place “Denton town”) is 4,879 residents, ranking #204 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $63,769, the median home is worth $234,700 and median gross rent runs $995 a month. Looking for the Denton Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Denton, MD: 21629.
- Population
- 4,879Denton town residents
- Median household income
- $63,769Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $234,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $995Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55%Owner-occupied households
Denton ZIP codes (Maryland)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Denton.
The Denton MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Denton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Denton town median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.7% of residents and 55% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Denton town, MD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Denton town is a small town in Maryland, with 4,879 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #204 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 62% of them. The median age here is 38.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Denton town earn a median of $63,769 a year, 18.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 42% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Denton town is valued at $234,700, 22.6% below the national figure and 41% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $995 a month, 29.2% below the national figure, or roughly $11,940 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maryland.
- Riva CDP 4,798
- Hillandale CDP 4,901
- Kingsville CDP 4,790
- Silver Hill CDP 5,068
- Centreville town 4,725
- Middletown town 5,108
- Leonardtown town 4,712
- West Ocean City CDP 5,124
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Denton town?
- Denton town has 4,879 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #204 of 536 in Maryland.
- What is the median household income in Denton town?
- Median household income in Denton town is $63,769 a year, 18.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Denton town?
- Median gross rent is $995 a month and the median home value is $234,700, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
- Is Denton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Denton town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Denton town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.