McKinney vs Wylie

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

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

McKinney has the higher population (202,314 vs 58,991 in Wylie). McKinney has the higher median household income ($120,273 vs $113,661 in Wylie). McKinney has the higher median home value ($439,500 vs $350,100 in Wylie).

Population, income & housing

	McKinney	Wylie
Population	202,314	58,991
Median age	36.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$120,273	$113,661
Median home value	$439,500	$350,100
Median gross rent	$1,841	$1,985
Housing units	74,436	19,196
Homeownership rate	63.3%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKinney	Wylie
Population	182,055 → 202,314 (+11.1%)	49,759 → 58,991 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$93,354 → $120,273 (+28.8%)	$92,395 → $113,661 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$309,200 → $439,500 (+42.1%)	$227,700 → $350,100 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,394 → $1,841 (+32.1%)	$1,498 → $1,985 (+32.5%)

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

Wylie

Population

49,75958,991

Median household income

$92,395$113,661

Median home value

$227,700$350,100

Median gross rent

$1,498$1,985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKinney	Wylie
Under 5	6.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.8%	21.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	17.5%	16.8%
45 to 54	14.6%	14.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	9.1%
65 to 74	6.0%	5.7%
75 and over	4.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKinney	Wylie
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	50.3%
Black or African American	12.1%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	12.9%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKinney	Wylie
No high school diploma	5.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	15.4%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKinney	Wylie
Drove alone	68.3%	66.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.8%	18.0%
Other means	1.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKinney	Wylie
1-unit, detached	70.6%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	5.0%
20 or more units	11.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	McKinney	Wylie
Poverty rate	6.1%	5.6%
Average household size	2.83	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	2006	2006