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McKinney

Texas · 236,001 residents (2025 est.) · 67.0 sq mi
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McKinney is a city of 210,600 people in Texas. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 156,231 people. Households here earn about 58% more than in Texas as a whole. 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. Median household income runs $124,215, well clear of the $82,259 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
210,600
+287%since 2000
from 54,369 in 2000
236,001 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,145 / sq mi
+85%since 2009
from 1,697 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.9
+21%since 2000
from 30.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
67.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2K59K116K173K230K19902000201020202024McKinney
2024211K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(13,623)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(15,743)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.9%(16,551)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(15,223)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(11,672)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.4%(26,089)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417.4%(36,610)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.7%(31,030)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.6%(22,415)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 745.7%(11,990)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.2%(6,838)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(2,816)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$124,215
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $63,366 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$55,643
+97%since 2000
from $28,185 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
70.4%
+18.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.421
+4%since 2010
from 0.404 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services13.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration10.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade4.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$471,800
+78%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,901
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $678 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.8%
−6.4 ptssince 2000
from 70.2% in 2000
36.2% rent
Vacancy rate
4.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.82 people
−6%since 2009
from 3.01 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.7%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+59%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
75
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.5%(38,854)
Black7.1%(3,876)
Hispanic / Latino18.2%(9,876)
Asian1.5%(789)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51.5%(108,495)
Black12.1%(25,461)
Hispanic / Latino17.2%(36,285)
Asian14.4%(30,419)
Other4.7%(9,940)
Diversity Score
83
+31%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.7%(24,679)
South American1.1%(2,249)
Central American1.1%(2,243)
Spaniard0.9%(1,835)
Puerto Rican0.6%(1,287)
Salvadoran0.5%(1,015)
Cuban0.5%(951)
Colombian0.4%(909)
Dominican0.3%(702)
Venezuelan0.3%(530)
Honduran0.2%(508)
Guatemalan0.1%(313)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(291)
Peruvian0.1%(241)
Bolivian0.1%(230)
Ecuadorian0.1%(183)
Argentine0.1%(141)
Chilean0%(15)
Asian origin
Asian Indian7.4%(15,658)
Chinese1.4%(3,010)
Filipino1.1%(2,374)
Korean0.9%(1,988)
Vietnamese0.9%(1,905)
Pakistani0.8%(1,665)
Nepalese0.3%(688)
Japanese0.3%(637)
Bangladeshi0.2%(335)
Kazakh0.1%(286)
Taiwanese0.1%(228)
Cambodian0.1%(226)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0.1%(181)
Laotian0.1%(161)
Indonesian0.1%(119)
Thai0%(80)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(105)
Samoan0%(74)
Guamanian0%(31)
Ancestry
English11%(23,199)
German10.3%(21,795)
American8.1%(16,999)
Irish7.3%(15,329)
Italian3%(6,375)
Scottish1.7%(3,633)
Polish1.5%(3,233)
French1.5%(3,066)
Nigerian1%(2,007)
Norwegian0.9%(1,881)
Arab0.8%(1,763)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(1,720)
Dutch0.7%(1,526)
Swedish0.7%(1,511)
Iranian0.6%(1,360)
British0.6%(1,324)
Portuguese0.5%(1,126)
Welsh0.4%(914)
Russian0.4%(864)
Hungarian0.4%(837)
Czech0.3%(688)
Canadian0.3%(662)
Brazilian0.3%(585)
Swiss0.3%(577)
Palestinian0.3%(572)
Ghanaian0.3%(534)
Ukrainian0.2%(520)
West Indian0.2%(498)
Danish0.2%(423)
Austrian0.2%(386)
Romanian0.2%(383)
Egyptian0.2%(333)
Lebanese0.2%(319)
Greek0.1%(265)
Kenyan0.1%(212)
Croatian0.1%(194)
Belgian0.1%(192)
Jamaican0.1%(185)
Jordanian0.1%(184)
Serbian0.1%(171)
Lithuanian0.1%(165)
Syrian0.1%(157)
Australian0.1%(122)
Barbadian0.1%(108)
Slovak0%(91)
Iraqi0%(86)
Moroccan0%(84)
Finnish0%(83)
Haitian0%(76)
Ethiopian0%(73)
Guyanese0%(65)
Turkish0%(63)
Slovene0%(37)
Armenian0%(35)
Bulgarian0%(34)
Latvian0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
54.1%
+15.0 ptssince 2000
from 39.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.2%
+12.1 ptssince 2000
from 83.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
20.3%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 10.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.8 min
+37%since 2000
from 20.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.4%
−15.1 ptssince 2009
from 80.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
24.5%
+18.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 4.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2011
from 70.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
56.1%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
49.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
19.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
7.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 5.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.2%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.7%
+8.3 ptssince 2017
from 87.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 97.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 84.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
73.5%
−6.1 ptssince 2016
from 79.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2016
from 13.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.1%(25,666)
Married60.1%(49,537)
Widowed1.1%(875)
Divorced7.7%(6,319)
Women 15+
Never married26.5%(21,831)
Married56.3%(46,364)
Widowed6%(4,977)
Divorced11.1%(9,114)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.2%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
71.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
10.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 10.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 6.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 81.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
16.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.5%(2,706)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.2%(2,364)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(1,931)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(464)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(9)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,835 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in McKinney, Texas?

McKinney, Texas has about 210,600 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in McKinney, Texas?

The typical household in McKinney, Texas earns about $124,215 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is McKinney, Texas expensive?

In McKinney, Texas, the median home is worth about $471,800, and the typical rent is about $1,901 a month.

How educated are people in McKinney, Texas?

About 54.1% of adults age 25 and over in McKinney, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in McKinney, Texas?

About 5.7% of people in McKinney, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has McKinney, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, McKinney, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 189,317 residents, a change of about 890 percent over that period.

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