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Collin County, Texas

Collin County, Texas. Collin County had 1,297,179 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 21.7% since 2020, faster than Texas (+8.8%). It holds 34 places (32 cities, villages and boroughs and 2 census-designated) and 220 census tracts. GEOID 48085.

Collin County is one of the 11 counties of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,297,179

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,064,465 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,163,337

Median household income

$121,600

±$1,883 (90% margin)
Texas: $78,476

Median home value

$475,600

±$3,261 (90% margin)
Texas: $283,800

Median gross rent

$1,859

±$15 (90% margin)
Texas: $1,403

How many people live in Collin County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 1,064,465 residents in Collin County. The Census Bureau estimates 1,297,179 for July 1, 2025, up 21.7% since 2020, faster than Texas (+8.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 1,163,337 over 841 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +39,155 (1,114,667)
2021→2022 +48,979 (1,163,646)
2022→2023 +43,740 (1,207,386)
2023→2024 +46,827 (1,254,213)
2024→2025 +42,966 (1,297,179)

Collin County in Texas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Collin County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	1,163,337	30,188,424	+189,360
Households	416,646±1,382	10,992,816	+75,483
Average household size	2.77±0.01	2.69	−0.07
Housing units	437,396±144	12,128,515	+74,238

Collin County's population since 2000

From 491,675 in 2000 to 1,297,179 in 2025: up 163.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 491,675
2005 (estimate) 647,187
2010 Census 782,341
2015 (estimate) 915,014
2020 Census 1,064,465
2025 (estimate) 1,297,179

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Collin County?

Collin County holds 34 places: 32 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 2 census-designated places. The largest is Plano with 293,028 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Collin County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Plano	city	285,494	290,594±98	$112,253	$465,900	6.8%	98%
McKinney	city	195,308	210,600±70	$124,215	$471,800	5.7%	100%
Frisco	city	200,509	219,304±67	$150,212	$642,100	3.6%	59%
Allen	city	104,627	110,265±41	$130,901	$464,100	6.1%	100%
Wylie	city	57,526	60,334±742	$119,522	$387,000	5.6%	95%
Dallas	city	1,304,379	1,307,930±153	$70,518	$320,700	16.7%	4%
Richardson	city	119,469	118,731±141	$98,111	$431,400	9.7%	34%
Prosper	town	30,174	37,869±32	$195,281	$823,700	5.5%	79%
Murphy	city	21,013	21,188±56	$175,699	$555,500	3.0%	100%
Princeton	city	17,027	25,229±52	$105,200	$331,000	4.1%	100%
Anna	city	16,896	24,330±39	$105,593	$351,700	7.8%	100%
Celina	city	16,739	34,268±32	$170,894	$509,600	4.7%	92%
Melissa	city	13,901	20,136±33	$138,763	$454,000	1.9%	100%
Fairview	town	10,372	10,783±47	$109,347	$597,300	14.8%	100%
Sachse	city	27,103	30,491±55	$131,808	$406,200	3.3%	37%
Lucas	city	7,612	8,351±26	$221,364	$941,900	1.3%	100%
Parker	city	5,462	5,999±23	$229,080	$859,600	5.4%	100%
Lavon	city	4,469	6,498±23	$131,303	$394,300	1.6%	100%
Farmersville	city	3,612	4,018±16	$81,036	$289,400	9.1%	100%
Royse City	city	13,508	20,037±47	$116,660	$322,500	7.3%	17%
Josephine	city	2,119	5,842±38	$91,000	$320,200	5.8%	99%
Lowry Crossing	city	1,689	1,433±353	$116,875	$396,900	6.0%	100%
Seis LagosGEOID 4866686	CDP	1,450	1,391±328	$248,854	$753,600	1.2%	100%
Nevada	city	1,314	1,319±369	$119,750	$393,800	4.9%	100%
Blue Ridge	city	1,180	1,104±303	$77,333	$214,500	20.6%	100%
WestminsterGEOID 4877680	CDP	1,035	738±454	not published	$486,400	1.2%	100%
St. Paul, Collin County	town	992	879±252	$127,500	$494,300	13.4%	100%
Carrollton	city	133,434	133,740±234	$101,396	$381,000	7.1%	1%
New Hope	town	661	680±206	$64,306	$422,800	8.8%	100%
WestonGEOID 4877740	city	283	284±132	$143,750	$505,700	2.8%	100%
Garland	city	246,018	246,844±136	$76,320	$270,800	13.0%	0%
Van Alstyne	city	4,369	5,952±17	$102,469	$342,700	7.0%	0%
Trenton	city	743	653±160	$53,929	$164,000	16.2%	0%
HebronGEOID 4833020	town	803	253±100	$218,424	$478,600	1.6%	0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Collin County?

The median resident of Collin County is 37.3 years old; 24.7% are under 18 and 11.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 49.6%, then non-Hispanic Asian residents at 18.7%. 23.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Collin County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	37.3±0.1	35.6	+0.4
Under 18 years	24.7%	25.0%	–
65 years and over	11.6%±0.1 pts	13.4%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.1%	39.7%	+0.8 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	49.6%±0.1 pts	39.1%	−7.4 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	10.8%±0.2 pts	11.9%	+1.2 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	18.7%±0.2 pts	5.5%	+3.6 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4.0%±0.3 pts	3.1%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.6%±0.1 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	23.3%±0.5 pts	17.6%	+2.2 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	31.2%±0.5 pts	35.1%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	4.8%±0.2 pts	6.2%	–
With a disability	8.1%±0.3 pts	12.3%	–
No health insurance coverage	9.5%±0.4 pts	17.1%	−0.9 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.6%±0.3 pts	86.0%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	56.2%±0.6 pts	33.8%	+3.9 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	22.1%±0.5 pts	12.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	3.0%±0.3 pts	2.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Collin County earn?

Half of Collin County's 416,646 households earn less than $121,600 a year (±$1,883), against $78,476 in Texas. In 2015-2019 the median was $119,270 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $2,330 after inflation. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Collin County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$121,600±$1,883	$78,476	+$2,330
Mean household income	$155,619±$2,142	$109,933	–
Per capita income	$57,056±$728	$40,752	+$2,231
People below the poverty line	6.2%±0.4 pts	13.8%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	7.0%±0.6 pts	18.7%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	3.1%±0.3 pts	11.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	96.5%±0.3 pts	91.4%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Collin County?

Owners occupy 64.5% of Collin County's occupied homes and renters 35.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $475,600 by its owner (±$3,261). The median renter pays $1,859 a month including utilities, and 37.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Collin County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$475,600±$3,261	$283,800	+$87,562
Median gross rent	$1,859±$15	$1,403	+$150
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	37.4%±1.4 pts	42.3%	+3.1 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$2,843±$26	$2,106	–
Owner-occupied homes	64.5%±0.5 pts	62.6%	no clear change
Housing units	437,396±144	12,128,515	+74,238
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.6%±0.2 pts	1.1%	–
Rental vacancy rate	6.1%±0.6 pts	7.7%	–
Single-family detached homes	67.7%±0.5 pts	64.4%	–
Mobile homes	1.6%±0.2 pts	6.4%	–
Built 2020 or later	6.7%±0.3 pts	4.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	0.5%±0.1 pts	3.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Collin County building?

Builders took permits for 19,082 new housing units across Collin County in 2025 (11,136 single-family), 14.7 per 1,000 residents.

2019 13,811 units
2020 14,794 units
2021 17,140 units
2022 19,161 units
2023 19,580 units
2024 18,813 units
2025 19,082 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Collin County get to work?

62.0% of Collin County's workers drive alone and 27.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 28.2 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.2%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Collin County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	70.6%±0.4 pts	65.3%	–
Unemployment rate	4.2%±0.3 pts	5.3%	+0.5 pts
Drove alone to work	62.0%±0.7 pts	71.4%	–
Carpooled	7.2%±0.3 pts	10.0%	–
Public transportation	0.4%±0.1 pts	0.9%	–
Walked	1.2%±0.2 pts	1.5%	–
Worked from home	27.5%±0.7 pts	14.4%	+18.3 pts
Mean travel time to work	28.2 min±0.4	26.7 min	−0.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Collin County's census tracts?

Collin County is divided into 220 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $32,740 (Tract 317.20) to $250,000 or more (Tract 317.06).

All 220 census tracts of Collin County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Collin County compare with Texas's other counties?

Collin County's rank among Texas's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	6th of 253
Growth 2020-2025	15th of 254
Residents per square mile	6th of 254
Median household income	2nd of 253
Median home value	4th of 247
Median gross rent	2nd of 245
Poverty rate	235th of 240
Bachelor's degree or higher	2nd of 252
Median age	156th of 254

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Collin County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.