McKinney vs Plano

A side-by-side comparison of McKinney and Plano: population, income, housing, and more.

McKinney and Plano are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plano has the higher population (287,339 vs 202,314 in McKinney). McKinney has the higher median household income ($120,273 vs $108,649 in Plano). Plano has the higher median home value ($440,600 vs $439,500 in McKinney).

Population, income & housing

	McKinney	Plano
Population	202,314	287,339
Median age	36.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$120,273	$108,649
Median home value	$439,500	$440,600
Median gross rent	$1,841	$1,792
Housing units	74,436	116,440
Homeownership rate	63.3%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	59.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKinney	Plano
Population	182,055 → 202,314 (+11.1%)	287,064 → 287,339 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$93,354 → $120,273 (+28.8%)	$95,602 → $108,649 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$309,200 → $439,500 (+42.1%)	$320,100 → $440,600 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,394 → $1,841 (+32.1%)	$1,418 → $1,792 (+26.4%)

McKinney

Population

182,055202,314

Median household income

$93,354$120,273

Median home value

$309,200$439,500

Median gross rent

$1,394$1,841

Plano

Population

287,064287,339

Median household income

$95,602$108,649

Median home value

$320,100$440,600

Median gross rent

$1,418$1,792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKinney	Plano
Under 5	6.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	17.5%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.8%
75 and over	4.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKinney	Plano
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	48.2%
Black or African American	12.1%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	12.9%	22.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKinney	Plano
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	15.4%	12.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKinney	Plano
Drove alone	68.3%	63.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	0.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.8%	25.3%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKinney	Plano
1-unit, detached	70.6%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	14.3%
20 or more units	11.6%	18.2%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	McKinney	Plano
Poverty rate	6.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.83	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2006	1993