Collin County, TX

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2023 Population

1.12M

3.47% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.3

0.539% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

6.3%

0.314% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$117,588

3.83% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

588,340

3.96% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Collin County, TX had a population of 1.12M people with a median age of 37.3 and a median household income of $117,588. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Collin County, TX grew from 1.08M to 1.12M, a 3.47% increase and its median household income grew from $113,255 to $117,588, a 3.83% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Collin County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (17.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.77%), and White (Hispanic) (5.73%).

None of the households in Collin County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.7% of the residents in Collin County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Collin County, TX are Collin County Community College District (6,278 degrees awarded in 2022), Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano (130 degrees), and Allgood Beauty Institute (21 degrees).

Most people in Collin County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Collin County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Collin County, TX borders Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hunt County, TX, and Rockwall County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Collin County, TX is home to a population of 1.12M people, from which 88.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 22.4% of Collin County, TX residents were born outside of the country (250k people).

In 2023, there were 2.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (572k people) in Collin County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 196k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 118k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.7%

2023 Citizenship

88.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 88.7% of Collin County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Collin County, TX was 88.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Collin County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Collin County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
572k ± 1.87k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
196k ± 1.78k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
118k ± 2.01k

16%

Hispanic Population

178k people

16% of the people in Collin County, TX are hispanic (178k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Collin County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

22.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

250k people

21.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

236k people

As of 2023, 22.4% of Collin County, TX residents (250k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Collin County, TX was 21.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Collin County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
12,146 ± 913
Vietnam
11,201 ± 883
Gulf War (1990s)
8,029 ± 667

Collin County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Collin County, TX employs 588k people. The largest industries in Collin County, TX are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (87,173 people), Finance & Insurance (62,782 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (62,558 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($118,628), Information ($114,238), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($107,617).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

588k

2023 Value

± 7,270

3.96%

1 Year growth

± 1.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Collin County, TX grew at a rate of 3.96%, from 566k employees to 588k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Collin County, TX, are Management Occupations (92,626 people), Sales & Related Occupations (63,334 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (58,910 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Collin County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

588k

2023 Value

± 7,270

3.96%

1 Year growth

± 1.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Collin County, TX grew at a rate of 3.96%, from 566k employees to 588k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Collin County, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (87,173 people), Finance & Insurance (62,782 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (62,558 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Collin County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Collin County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

4,281
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2,406
Health Care and Social Assistance
1,473
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$8.12M
Finance and Insurance
$6.66M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$3.97M
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Collin County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 51.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (47%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Collin County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 51.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Collin County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Collin County, TX awarded 6,429 degrees. The student population of Collin County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 15,789 male students and 19,422 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Collin County, TX are White (3,133 and 49.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,298 and 20.6%), Asian (726 and 11.5%), and Black or African American (692 and 11%).

The largest universities in Collin County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Collin County Community College District (6,278 and 97.7%), Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano (130 and 2.02%), and Allgood Beauty Institute (21 and 0.327%).

The most popular majors in Collin County, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,815 and 28.2%), General Studies (1,140 and 17.7%), and Computer & Information Systems Security (554 and 8.62%).

The median tuition cost in Collin County, TX for a public four year colleges is $3,450 for in-state students and $5,550 for out-of-state students.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Collin County, TX was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Collin County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Collin County Community College District
6,278 degrees awarded
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano
130 degrees awarded
Allgood Beauty Institute
21 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Collin County Community College District with 6,278 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 2,967 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Collin County, TX, which is 0.857 times less than the 3,462 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,133 degrees mean that there were 2.41 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,298 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,450) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($64) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,860) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Collin County, TX have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Collin County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Collin County, TX is $117,588. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Collin County, TX was Census Tract 317.06 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 303.02 and Census Tract 316.45, with respective values of $226,364 and $220,489.

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Collin County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.215%.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 317.06
Census Tract 303.02
Census Tract 316.45

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Collin County, TX was Census Tract 317.06 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 303.02 and Census Tract 316.45, with respective values of $226,364 and $220,489.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Collin County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$117,588

Median Household Income

± $1,528

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Collin County, TX grew to $117,588 from the previous year's value of $113,255.

The following chart displays the households in Collin County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Collin County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (64.7%)
Worked At Home (24.9%)
Carpooled (7.13%)

In 2023, 64.7% of workers in Collin County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Collin County, TX have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.69% of the workforce in Collin County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Collin County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Collin County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Collin County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Collin County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.215%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

6.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Collin County, TX (69.8k out of 1.11M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Collin County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.1% of the population of Collin County, TX has health coverage, with 64.2% on employee plans, 5.07% on Medicaid, 8.48% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.789% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Collin County, TX see 1021 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.03% increase from the previous year (991 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1437 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 654 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,021 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Collin County, TX

Primary care physicians in Collin County, TX see an average of 1,021 patients per year. This represents a 3.03% increase from the previous year (991 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Collin County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.93%

Uninsured

64.2%

Employer Coverage

5.07%

Medicaid

8.48%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

0.789%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Collin County, TX declined by 1.37% from 10.1% to 9.93%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Collin County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.