Collin County, Texas


Collin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 United States Census, the county's population was 782,341, making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas and the 45th-largest county by population in the United States. Per the American Community Survey's estimates, its population reached 1,034,730 in 2019. Its county seat is McKinney. Collin County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area. A small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county.

History

Both the county and the county seat were named after Collin McKinney, one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of, of which is land and is covered by water.

Lakes

Neighbouring counties

2015 Texas Population Estimate Program

As of the 2015 Texas Population Estimate Program, the population of the county was 923,201, non-Hispanic whites 535,165. Black Americans 84,858. Other non-Hispanic 146,109. Hispanics and Latinos 157,069.

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 782,341 people.
According to U.S. Census figures released in 2006, the racial makeup of the county was as follows: 77.21% White, 7.26% African American, 10.02% Asian, 0.45% Native American, 5.06% of other or mixed race. 12.8% Hispanic of any race.

2000 Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile. There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 81.39% White, 4.79% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 10.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 181,970 households, out of which 40.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.18. As of the 2010 census, there were about 4.4 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.70% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 37.90% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 5.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $70,835, and the median income for a family was $81,856. Males had a median income of $57,392 versus $36,604 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,345. About 3.30% of families and 4.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over. Based on median household income, as of 2006, Collin County is the second richest county in Texas after Fort Bend, and is considered one of the wealthiest counties in the United States.
However, like other Texas counties, Collin County has one of the nation's highest property tax rates. In 2007, it was #21 for property taxes as percentage of the homes value on owner occupied housing. It also ranked in the Top 100 for amount of property taxes paid and for percentage of taxes of income. Part of this is due to the Robin Hood plan school financing system in Texas.

Government, courts, and politics

Government

Collin County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a Commissioners Court. The court consists of the county judge, who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.

County Commissioners

County Officials

Politics

Collin County is a Republican stronghold in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The factors caused Collin to swing hard to the Republican Party in the 1960s and 1970s: and the expansion of the Dallas suburbs into Collin County. However, since the mid-2010s, Collin County has been slowly moving towards the Democratic Party, particularly in Plano and Frisco. Factors causing this shift include an influx of younger professionals and families, a more diverse population, and an aversion to Republican Party politics following the 2016 presidential election.
In spite of this shift, Republicans still control every countywide office and all of the overlapping seats in the State Legislature. Congressman Colin Allred, who represents its southern edge as part of the 32nd congressional district, is the only Democrat elected above the municipal level in any part of the county.
YearRepublicanDemocraticThird parties
201655.2% 201,01438.6% 140,6246.3% 22,792
201264.9% 196,88833.4% 101,4151.7% 5,264
200862.2% 184,89736.7% 109,0471.2% 3,513
200471.2% 174,43528.1% 68,9350.7% 1,784
200073.1% 128,17924.5% 42,8842.5% 4,357
199663.0% 83,75028.5% 37,8548.5% 11,321
199247.0% 60,51419.0% 24,50834.0% 43,811
198874.3% 67,77625.1% 22,9340.6% 520
198481.6% 61,09518.2% 13,6040.2% 139
198067.9% 36,55928.2% 15,1873.9% 2,115
197660.0% 21,60839.0% 14,0391.0% 353
197278.0% 17,66721.1% 4,7830.8% 187
196839.9% 6,49436.4% 5,91823.7% 3,850
196429.9% 3,34170.0% 7,8330.2% 19
196042.2% 3,86557.1% 5,2290.7% 64
195641.8% 3,82357.8% 5,2800.4% 34
195240.6% 4,03759.4% 5,9060.1% 7
194815.9% 1,15576.1% 5,5168.0% 579
194411.7% 97478.8% 6,5749.5% 796
194012.2% 1,02887.7% 7,3730.1% 11
19368.6% 53191.3% 5,6690.2% 10
19328.8% 58990.5% 6,0590.8% 50
192850.6% 3,47649.1% 3,3770.3% 23
192421.2% 1,98177.0% 7,2151.8% 169
192023.2% 1,33870.0% 4,0456.8% 395
191612.0% 59483.9% 4,1414.0% 198
19129.1% 34284.6% 3,1876.3% 239

State Board of Education member

Texas State Representatives

Texas State Senators

United States Representatives

Education

K-12 education

The following school districts lie entirely within Collin County:
The following districts lie partly within the county:
In the 1990s Plano ISD received many non-Hispanic white families leaving urban areas. From circa 1997 and 2015 the number of non-Hispanic white children in K-12 schools in the county increased by 40,000 as part of a trend of white flight and suburbanization by non-Hispanic white families; however the same number of Plano ISD in particular decreased by 10,000 in that period.

Colleges and universities

opened its first campus on Highway 380 in McKinney in 1985. The college has grown to seven campuses/locations—two in McKinney and two in Plano and as well as Frisco, Allen and Rockwall. Dallas Baptist University also has an extension site in Frisco, DBU Frisco. The majority of the University of Texas at Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas lies within Collin County.

Parks

Collin County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth DMA. Local media outlets are: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Collin County come from the Sherman/Denison market and they include: KTEN-TV and KXII-TV.
Newspapers in the Collin County area include the Allen American, Celina Record, Frisco Enterprise, McKinney Courier-Gazette, and the Plano Star-Courier. Nearby publications The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram also provide news coverage of cities in the county.

Communities

Cities (multiple counties)