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McKinney, TX
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McKinney profile


Living in McKinney



McKinney is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 227,526 people and 39 associated neighborhoods, McKinney is the 18th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in McKinney was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local McKinney economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in McKinney, where the median household income is $120,273.00.

McKinney real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although McKinney house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

A relatively large number of people in McKinney telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about McKinney, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to McKinney, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. McKinney is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.58% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in McKinney in 2022 was $53,008, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $212,032 for a family of four. However, McKinney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

McKinney is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McKinney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McKinney residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. McKinney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in McKinney include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of McKinney's cultural character, accounting for 18.38% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in McKinney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.