McGregor vs West

A side-by-side comparison of McGregor and West: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGregor has the higher population (5,608 vs 2,571 in West). McGregor has the higher median household income ($60,889 vs $52,292 in West). West has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $146,000 in McGregor).

Population, income & housing

	McGregor	West
Population	5,608	2,571
Median age	31.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,889	$52,292
Median home value	$146,000	$164,700
Median gross rent	$1,059	$929
Housing units	2,149	971
Homeownership rate	63.8%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGregor	West
Population	5,144 → 5,608 (+9.0%)	2,860 → 2,571 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$58,514 → $60,889 (+4.1%)	$47,174 → $52,292 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $146,000 (+25.8%)	$104,600 → $164,700 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,059 (+11.2%)	$895 → $929 (+3.8%)

McGregor

Population

5,1445,608

Median household income

$58,514$60,889

Median home value

$116,100$146,000

Median gross rent

$952$1,059

West

Population

2,8602,571

Median household income

$47,174$52,292

Median home value

$104,600$164,700

Median gross rent

$895$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGregor	West
Under 5	5.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	23.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.6%
25 to 34	21.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	5.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.7%
75 and over	5.8%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGregor	West
White (non-Hispanic)	51.5%	67.9%
Black or African American	4.3%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	39.5%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGregor	West
No high school diploma	12.6%	18.0%
High school graduate	38.4%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGregor	West
Drove alone	67.4%	77.6%
Carpooled	22.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGregor	West
1-unit, detached	84.0%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	McGregor	West
Poverty rate	16.5%	14.6%
Average household size	3.17	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1970	1959