Mckinney is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 54,384 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Mckinney is the 46th largest community in Texas.

There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mckinney, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mckinney, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mckinney's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. The city does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income in Mckinney is $63,366.

Unlike some cities, Mckinney isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mckinney are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mckinney is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mckinney who work in management occupations (14.45%), office and administrative support jobs (13.87%), and sales jobs (13.03%).

Also of interest is that Mckinney has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One notable thing about Mckinney is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Mckinney is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.5% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Mckinney Information and Demographics

The citizens of Mckinney are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.09% of adults in Mckinney have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mckinney in 2000 was $28,185, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,740 for a family of four.

Mckinney is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mckinney home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mckinney is White, followed by African-American. Mckinney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.30% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mckinney include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Mckinney is English. Some people also speak Spanish.