Collin County Demographics

People QuickFacts Collin County Texas
Population, 2010 782,341 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 59.1% 20.60%
Population, 2000 491,675 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 28.7% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 7.7% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 50.9% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 71.6% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.5% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.2% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.0% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 14.7% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 63.1% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 82.7% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 16.8% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 23.7% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 92.2% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 47.4% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 44,088 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 27.8 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 300,960 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 71.1% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 24.1% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $197,400 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 255,800 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.83 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $37,382 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $77,905 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 7.1% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Collin County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 17,253 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 286,458 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 56.3% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 64,671 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 78,539 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.0% 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.2% 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 7,433,796 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 9,374,853 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,350,753 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,850 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,380,442 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 4,533 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 3,371,728 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Collin County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 841.23 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 930 96.3
FIPS Code 85 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau