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McLennan County

Texas · 272,020 residents (2025 est.) · 1,037 sq mi
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McLennan County is home to 266,067 people in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. 52,550 more people live here than in 2000. The typical home is worth $243,600, having more than tripled since 2000. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 9% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 101%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
266,067
+25%since 2000
from 213,517 in 2000
272,020 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
257 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 220 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.0
+7%since 2000
from 31.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,037 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
181K205K228K251K274K19902000201020202024McLennan County
2024266K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(16,761)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(17,679)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(18,214)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.4%(22,350)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.1%(26,750)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(34,706)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.1%(32,216)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.4%(27,715)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.9%(28,905)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(23,708)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(12,493)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(4,570)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,643
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,560 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,149
+105%since 2000
from $17,174 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.1%
+22.5 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.483
+4%since 2010
from 0.464 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$243,600
+101%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $66,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,173
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $499 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 60.2% in 2000
38.2% rent
Vacancy rate
10.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.64 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+51%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
84
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.6%(138,008)
Black15%(32,065)
Hispanic / Latino17.9%(38,233)
Asian1%(2,236)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54.1%(143,918)
Black13.5%(35,929)
Hispanic / Latino27%(71,761)
Asian1.7%(4,499)
Other3.7%(9,960)
Diversity Score
77
+10%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
41
−1%since 2020
from 42 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican23.8%(63,372)
Central American0.8%(2,047)
Puerto Rican0.7%(1,864)
Honduran0.3%(820)
Salvadoran0.3%(779)
Spaniard0.2%(648)
Cuban0.2%(539)
Nicaraguan0.1%(243)
Colombian0.1%(181)
Peruvian0%(132)
Venezuelan0%(109)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.5%(1,203)
Asian Indian0.3%(768)
Chinese0.3%(740)
Korean0.2%(476)
Filipino0.2%(409)
Pakistani0.1%(320)
Laotian0.1%(261)
Nepalese0.1%(182)
Japanese0%(72)
Taiwanese0%(49)
Thai0%(27)
Cambodian0%(15)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Okinawan0%(13)
Uzbek0%(9)
Hmong0%(1)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(190)
Tongan0%(110)
Chamorro0%(63)
Fijian0%(8)
Ancestry
German12.6%(33,420)
English10.1%(26,847)
Irish8.6%(22,749)
American3.9%(10,429)
Czech2.3%(6,079)
Italian1.9%(5,042)
Scottish1.6%(4,356)
French1.6%(4,128)
Scotch-Irish1%(2,639)
Polish0.8%(2,031)
Norwegian0.7%(1,927)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(1,420)
Dutch0.5%(1,308)
Welsh0.5%(1,264)
British0.4%(1,041)
Arab0.3%(674)
Danish0.3%(672)
West Indian0.2%(618)
Nigerian0.2%(489)
Greek0.1%(385)
Russian0.1%(360)
Syrian0.1%(310)
Hungarian0.1%(261)
Romanian0.1%(224)
Jamaican0.1%(218)
Austrian0.1%(207)
Lebanese0.1%(199)
Finnish0.1%(192)
Swiss0.1%(191)
Portuguese0.1%(176)
Ukrainian0.1%(149)
Slovak0.1%(147)
Australian0.1%(137)
Canadian0.1%(135)
Cape Verdean0.1%(135)
Armenian0%(126)
Turkish0%(91)
Ghanaian0%(87)
Croatian0%(37)
Brazilian0%(32)
Slovene0%(25)
Barbadian0%(24)
Iranian0%(17)
Moroccan0%(15)
Haitian0%(15)
Ethiopian0%(11)
Belgian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.7%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 19.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.1%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 76.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.2 min
+69%since 2000
from 12.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.8%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 62.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 72.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
8.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.6%
+19.5 ptssince 2017
from 70.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.7%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.5%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 80.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 81.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 16.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.4%(40,780)
Married49.9%(51,663)
Widowed2.6%(2,732)
Divorced8%(8,264)
Women 15+
Never married33.3%(36,590)
Married46.5%(51,178)
Widowed7.9%(8,726)
Divorced12.3%(13,480)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 54.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 65.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 31.9% 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)33.7%(4,910)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(3,761)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(4,089)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(568)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(108)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 14,566 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 McLennan County, Texas?

McLennan County, Texas has about 266,067 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in McLennan County, Texas?

The typical household in McLennan County, Texas earns about $66,643 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is McLennan County, Texas expensive?

In McLennan County, Texas, the median home is worth about $243,600, and the typical rent is about $1,173 a month.

How educated are people in McLennan County, Texas?

About 28.7% of adults age 25 and over in McLennan County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in McLennan County, Texas?

About 16.6% of people in McLennan County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has McLennan County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, McLennan County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 76,944 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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