Paloma Creek, Texas

Paloma Creek is a master-planned community in northeastern Denton County, Texas, United States. The community is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as two separate census-designated places, "Paloma Creek" and "Paloma Creek South", separated by U.S. Highway 380. As of the 2010 census, the Paloma Creek CDP had a population of 2,501, while Paloma Creek South had a population of 2,753. As of 2022, the HOA currently estimates the population to be approximately 20,000.
Paloma Creek was developed by Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors over an area of approximately. The complete master-planned community is located north and south of U.S. Route 380 in an unincorporated area governed by the Denton County Fresh Water Supply Districts 8-A, 8-B, 11-A, 11-B, and 11-C. The Lakeside Estates neighborhood shares Paloma Creek's HOA and is located on the West side of South Paloma Creek. Although it is within the town limits of Little Elm, the vast majority of the 5,600 homes are within the five FWSDs. The homes referred to as North Paloma Creek that are North of 380 have Aubrey mailing addresses. The homes in South Paloma Creek have Little Elm mailing addresses.
FWSD 11-B is also shared with Northlake Estates; however, those homes are not part of Paloma Creek. They merely share infrastructure. Phase I was completed in 2022 with 97 homes and Phase II began shortly thereafter with an additional 252 homes slated for completion.
The proximity to US Route 380 Highway, Dallas North Tollway, and Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge are major factors for the rapid residential growth in the area.
In early 2005, the first phase of homes was completed. Upon its completion, the community will be populated with 5,600 homes constructed by several different builders.
Paloma Creek is divided into the sections listed below:

Paloma Creek North - 900 home sites, comprising the "Paloma Creek" census-designated place
Paloma Creek South - 4,700 home sites

Demographics

Paloma Creek first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010		% 2010
White alone	1,634	1,504	65.33%	47.34%
Black or African American alone	376	779	15.03%	24.52%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	25	17	1.00%	0.54%
Asian alone	27	72	1.08%	2.27%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone	0	9	0.00%	0.28%
Other race alone	9	16	0.36%	0.50%
Mixed race or Multiracial	43	175	1.72%	5.51%
Hispanic or Latino	387	605	15.47%	19.04%
Total	2,501	3,177	100.00%	100.00%

Education

The Paloma Creek census-designated place is within the Denton Independent School District. The CDP is zoned to Paloma Creek Elementary School, Navo Middle School, and Braswell High School.
Previously, all of the CDP was zoned to Paloma Creek Elementary, and Navo Middle School, while it was split between the boundaries of Billy Ryan High School and Denton High School.
Some areas of the development are in Little Elm Independent School District

Lakeview Elementary School
Oak Point Elementary School
Walker Middle School
Little Elm High School

The majority of Denton County, Paloma Creek included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College.
There is also an active Homeschool Community. The southern area of the community is located within the bounds of the Little Elm Independent School District.

Protection and services

Police protection is provided by the Little Elm Police Department. Fire protection is provided by the Little Elm Fire Department funded by a monthly fee, added to the water bill, to cover residents of Paloma Creek. The town of Little Elm is required to serve the commercial areas, as they are located in its town limits. Water and sewer is provided by a fresh water supply district who contracts with Mustang SUD for billing purposes and Waste Connections for trash and recycling. All of Paloma Creek uses CoServ as its electric and gas utility provider.