McLean is a city of 799 people in Texas. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $76,000. That trails the Texas median by roughly 20%. Renters pay $933 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about McLean
What changed most since 1990
Median age55.8 → 39.0(−16.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median household income (2024 dollars)$34,779 → $63,000(+81%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate19.8% → 7.8%(−12.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)45.8%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.3%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War37.5%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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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Over time
McLean, decade by decade
McLean population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
858
$34,779
$55,922
9.0%
3.5
2000
830
$41,619
$48,456
10.9%
10.8
2010
778
$46,454
$49,343
16.1%
25.3
2020
665
$48,137
$55,390
7.6%
38.2
2024
799
$63,000
$76,000
7.4%
47.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
