Collin County Demographics

With people moving into Collin County each day, the population The current population for Collin County is 782,341 which is a 59% increase from 2000 (US Census, 2010). County leaders are continually working on expanding the infrastructure in a proactive manner. (Collin County, Texas)

  • County Seat: McKinney
  • Area: 848 sq. miles of land; 38 sq. miles of water
  • Towns and Cities: 27
  • 50/50 population split of males to females
  • Median age: 34 years
  • Over 65 years of age (2010): 5%
  • Number of households (2010): 296,249
  • Average number per household: 2.8
  • Number of families: 72% of households
  • Median Household Income: (2010) $83,040
  • Density: 580 people/sq. mile
  • Paved County Roads: 726 miles
  • Average Home Value (2010): $193,371
  • County Tax Rate (2009): $0.2425 per $100 assessed value
  • Independent School Districts: 21
  • Special Districts: 2
  • Hospital Districts: None
  • County-level Elected Officials: 34 
     

The numbers make Collin County:

  • The third fastest growing county in Texas 
  • The 13th fastest growing county in the U.S. 
  • The 6th most populous county in Texas
  • The wealthiest county in Texas  
     

The U.S. Census Bureau reported that McKinney has jumped 141% in population since 2000 and is now the 19th largest city in Texas up from 49th in 2000. 

 
Collin County had a 93-percent occupancy rate for the 263,000-plus housing units here:

  • Two-thirds of occupied housing are owner-occupied, with 27 percent rented out (73 percent of the rentals are single-unit structures, the rest being multi-unit buildings)
  • Traditional married-couple families make up 60 percent of the more than quarter-million households
  • The median monthly housing cost for an owner with a mortgage is $1,831, $722 for owners without a mortgage, and $906 a month for the median rent
  • Two thirds of these homes - more than 166,000 - were built in 1990 or later

 

For a comparison between these and local figures on home values, please see the Certified Totals from the Collin Central Appraisal District.

Schools

Total school enrollment was estimated at 202,000 in 2006, which breaks down to 27,000 in nursery school and kindergarten, 126,000 in grades 1 through 12, and, 49,000 in college or graduate school. 

For an outside look at Collin County schools, check out Forbes Magazine's Best and Worst School Districts for the Buck, where Collin County ranked second in the nation. Additionally:

  • The county's biggest educational growth spurt from 2000-2006 came from college (undergraduate and graduate) enrollments, up almost 47 percent
  • High-school students grew at the second-fastest rate in this timeframe, at 36.5 percent
  • Elementary school students make up the largest single group, at 42 percent of all enrolled students, but their growth rate dropped three percent in the same timeframe

Collin College’s new Higher Education Center, at Hwy 121 and Hwy 75 in McKinney, offers four-year degrees and graduate programs (both masters and doctoral) to county residents for the first time through Collin College.

 (Information courtesy of Collin County; 2010 updates are provided by Claritas, US Census)