Denton County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Denton County: 15 seats on 6 elected bodies. 12 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Denton County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 102 local governments in Denton County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
33
0
School districts (school boards)
11
0
Special districts (elected boards)
57
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Denton County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Denton County
979,561people
37median ageU.S.: 38.9
$111,498 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
7.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
49.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$437,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
17.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
10.6%U.S.: 8.4%
51.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 20.5% · White 52.4% · Black 10.7% · Asian 11% · Other or more than one race 5.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Denton County
3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Texas: 4.3%.
590,412people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
614,643in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.9%
24,231
590,412
614,643
August 2026
4.2%
25,789
587,169
612,958
July 2026
4.3%
26,335
584,678
611,013
June 2026
4.4%
26,790
581,898
608,688
May 2026
3.8%
23,396
585,640
609,036
April 2026
3.6%
21,903
585,807
607,710
March 2026
3.7%
22,356
584,930
607,286
February 2026
3.9%
23,842
583,347
607,189
January 2026
4.0%
23,981
581,101
605,082
December 2025
3.4%
20,875
588,384
609,259
November 2025
3.9%
24,012
588,560
612,572
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.0%
24,252
588,540
612,792
August 2025
4.1%
25,372
586,043
611,415
July 2025
4.0%
24,284
586,002
610,286
June 2025
3.8%
22,842
583,564
606,406
May 2025
3.5%
21,237
583,488
604,725
April 2025
3.4%
20,471
587,571
608,042
March 2025
3.6%
22,035
582,856
604,891
February 2025
3.9%
23,444
580,422
603,866
January 2025
3.8%
22,719
580,370
603,089
December 2024
3.4%
20,284
582,724
603,008
November 2024
3.8%
22,725
581,273
603,998
October 2024
3.7%
22,517
580,467
602,984
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.8%
22,868
585,073
607,941
2024
3.8%
22,443
574,981
597,424
2023
3.6%
20,996
559,165
580,161
2022
3.3%
18,468
538,568
557,036
2021
4.5%
23,644
503,909
527,553
2020
6.6%
32,892
465,233
498,125
2019
3.0%
14,806
471,651
486,457
2018
3.3%
15,462
452,768
468,230
2017
3.5%
15,686
438,705
454,391
2016
3.5%
15,409
420,985
436,394
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Denton County
263.1 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
1,636.0 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
91murders2025, 4,595 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
4,595
263.1
28,573
1,636.0
2024
5,478
321.7
33,775
1,983.7
2023
5,745
349.3
33,462
2,034.7
2022
5,783
359.2
34,013
2,112.4
2021
6,417
404.3
31,701
1,997.2
2020
6,125
395.1
32,573
2,101.1
2019
5,003
330.1
31,319
2,066.5
2018
5,486
370.9
32,272
2,181.6
2017
5,778
402.1
34,855
2,425.6
2016
5,233
375.9
34,892
2,506.2
By police agency (26)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Fort Worth Police Department
2025
3,827
22,643
1,030,410
Denton Police Department
2025
344
2,975
172,882
Denton County Sheriff's Office
2025
74
385
159,476
Flower Mound Police Department
2025
34
457
80,891
Little Elm Police Department
2025
89
218
65,337
The Colony Police Department
2025
61
591
46,183
Southlake Police Department
2025
14
204
31,561
Corinth Police Department
2025
17
147
24,895
Highland Village Police Department
2025
7
110
16,184
Trophy Club Police Department
2025
3
38
13,697
Northlake Police Department
2025
20
139
12,732
Roanoke Police Department
2025
11
96
11,205
Sanger Police Department
2025
10
79
10,471
Aubrey Police Department
2025
31
169
10,043
Lake Dallas Police Department
2025
10
50
7,965
Hickory Creek Police Department
2025
8
35
7,583
Pilot Point Police Department
2025
6
47
7,547
Krum Police Department
2025
6
19
7,140
Argyle Police Department
2025
6
30
6,865
Justin Police Department
2025
7
44
6,718
Northeast Police Department
2024
2
4
4,054
Double Oak Police Department
2025
2
9
3,076
Ponder Police Department
2025
1
6
2,992
Copper Canyon Police Department
2025
0
5
2,578
Cross Roads Police Department
2025
0
60
2,035
Bartonville Police Department
2025
3
9
1,913
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.61 per 1,000 residents2025, 26 agencies serving 1,746,476 people.
2,816sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
971civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (26), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Fort Worth Police Department
1,768
367
1,030,410
Denton County Sheriff's Office
203
336
159,476
Denton Police Department
174
106
172,882
Flower Mound Police Department
106
52
80,891
The Colony Police Department
86
29
46,183
Little Elm Police Department
92
9
65,337
Southlake Police Department
72
8
31,561
Roanoke Police Department
35
18
11,205
Highland Village Police Department
27
15
16,184
Corinth Police Department
38
4
24,895
Aubrey Police Department
33
3
10,043
Northlake Police Department
28
3
12,732
Trophy Club Police Department
22
4
13,697
Sanger Police Department
22
2
10,471
Argyle Police Department
17
2
6,865
Hickory Creek Police Department
18
1
7,583
Lake Dallas Police Department
14
1
7,965
Justin Police Department
13
1
6,718
Cross Roads Police Department
8
1
2,035
Krum Police Department
0
8
7,140
Pilot Point Police Department
8
0
7,547
Double Oak Police Department
8
0
3,076
Ponder Police Department
7
1
2,992
Northeast Police Department
7
0
4,097
Bartonville Police Department
7
0
1,913
Copper Canyon Police Department
3
0
2,578
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
2,816
1.61
971
26
2024
2,756
1.62
1,049
26
2023
2,668
1.62
956
24
2022
2,622
1.63
875
22
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Denton County County Clerk?
Juli Luke is the County Clerk of Denton County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Denton County Criminal District Attorney?
Paul Johnson is the Criminal District Attorney of Denton County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Denton County District Clerk?
David Trantham is the District Clerk of Denton County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Dawn Waye is the Tax Assessor-Collector of Denton County, Texas.
Who are the Denton County commissioners?
Andy Eads (County Judge); Ryan Williams (Precinct 1); Kevin Falconer (Precinct 2); Bobbie J. Mitchell (Precinct 3); Dianne Edmondson (Precinct 4).
What is the population of Denton County?
About 979,561 people, with a median age of 37; the median household income is $111,498 and 7.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Denton County?
3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 24,231 people unemployed in a labor force of 614,643, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Denton County?
102 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 33 municipal, 11 school district and 57 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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