2022 population: 266,836 ( 31,930 from 2010 , 6,254 from 2020)
Land area: 1036.7 square miles
Population density: 257.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	145,702	54.60%	5.4%
Black:	36,849	13.81%	8.7%
Indian:	863	0.32%	22.6%
Asian:	4,855	1.82%	51.2%
2+ races:	4,981	1.87%	60.8%
Hispanic:	73,586	27.58%	32.7%

Total non-White:	121,134	45.40%	25.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,345	14.1
Deaths:	6,463	12.4
Net Migration:	4,813	9.2
Net Immigration:	418	0.8

Change in White population:	7,407	3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	24,523	10.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
234,906
138,295	58.87%
33,892	14.43%
704	0.30%
3,212	1.37%
3,097	1.32%
55,471	23.61%
96,611	41.13%

2000
213,517
138,008	64.64%
32,065	15.02%
666	0.31%
2,313	1.08%
2,085	0.98%
38,233	17.91%
75,509	35.36%

1990
189,123
135,014	71.39%
29,228	15.45%
451	0.24%
1,446	0.76%
n/a
22,984	12.15%
54,109	28.61%

1980
170,755
128,024	74.98%
27,018	15.82%
348	0.20%
485	0.28%
n/a
14,771	8.65%
42,731	25.02%

1970
147,553
113,883	77.18%
22,018	14.92%
95	0.06%
143	0.10%
n/a
10,955	7.42%
33,670	22.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
31,310	14.7
18,546	8.7
3,871	1.8
4,722	2.2

287	0.1
21,102	9.9

Number	Rate
1990's
31,451	16.6
19,307	10.2
2,243	1.2
3,134	1.7

2,994	1.6
21,400	11.3

Number	Rate
1980's
30,155	17.7
17,321	10.1
6,496	3.8
n/a

6,990	4.1
11,378	6.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,792	8.7
n/a

14,141	9.6
9,061	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for McLennan County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.6
62,920	23.6%
203,916	76.4%
38,607	14.5%

94,985
2.65

62,044	65.3%
43,679	70.4%
7,366	11.9%
32,941	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.7
59,745	25.4%
175,161	74.6%
29,259	12.5%

86,892
2.60

57,663	66.4%
40,562	70.3%
7,285	12.6%
29,229	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
56,752	26.6%
156,765	73.4%
27,780	13.0%

78,926
2.59

53,122	67.3%
40,323	75.9%
5,962	11.2%
25,804	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
49,361	26.1%
139,762	73.9%
25,386	13.4%

70,153
2.59

48,399	69.0%
38,216	79.0%
4,877	10.1%
21,754	31.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
45,868	26.9%
124,887	73.1%
22,516	13.2%

61,766
2.64

44,542	72.1%
36,978	83.0%
3,873	8.7%
17,224	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for McLennan County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,151	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,187	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,736	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,286	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,416	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,292	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,436	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,963	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,217	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,957	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,606	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,593	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,483	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,065	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,296	6.6%
$200,000 or more	6,301	6.6%

Median Household Income	59,781
Per Capita Income	31,036

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,099	5.4%
Public Assistance	2,567	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,322	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	82,281	67.9%
Unemployed	4,065	3.4%
In Armed Forces	117	0.1%

Total Labor Force	86,463	71.4%
Not in Labor Force	34,698	28.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,984	37,573	54.5%
Non-Profit	4,156	6,488	39.0%
Self-Employed	6,314	3,695	63.1%

Local Government	3,080	4,175	42.5%
State Government	1,915	4,172	31.5%
Federal Government	1,990	1,091	64.6%

Total Private + Self	51,298	41,268	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,141	15,926	41.2%
Total	62,439	57,194	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,752	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,154	21.8%
Professional, Technical	26,025	21.7%
Service Occupations	19,883	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	477	0.4%
All others	32,157	26.8%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,339	13.6%
Retail trade	14,540	12.1%
Educational services	14,526	12.1%
Manufacturing	13,390	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	9,866	8.2%
Construction	9,152	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	6,523	5.4%
Other services	5,434	4.5%
Public administration	5,238	4.4%
Finance and insurance	4,911	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,702	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,669	3.9%
Wholesale trade	3,192	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,013	1.7%
Utilities	1,458	1.2%
Information	1,361	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,303	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	815	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	400	0.3%
Management	139	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	63,091	24.16%
Puerto Rican	1,535	0.59%
Cuban	589	0.23%
Dominican	70	0.03%

Total Central American	1,403	0.54%
Costa Rican	9	0.00%
Guatemalan	381	0.15%
Honduran	653	0.25%
Nicaraguan	68	0.03%
Panamanian	79	0.03%
Salvadoran	213	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	674	0.26%
Argentinean	41	0.02%
Bolivian	31	0.01%
Chilean	93	0.04%
Colombian	211	0.08%
Ecuadorian	62	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	87	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	149	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,348	1.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	895	0.34%
Chinese	876	0.34%
Indian	711	0.27%
Filipino	396	0.15%
Korean	389	0.15%
Laotian	351	0.13%
Japanese	197	0.08%
Thai	42	0.02%
Taiwanese	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	196,826	80.6%
Spanish	41,904	17.2%
Other Indo-European	1,008	0.4%
Vietnamese	859	0.4%
German, other Germanic	762	0.3%
Other Asian	650	0.3%
Chinese	537	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	418	0.2%
Other	383	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,243	13.5%
Irish	23,836	9.1%
English	22,525	8.6%
American	9,766	3.7%
Czech	6,106	2.3%
Italian	4,820	1.8%
Scottish	4,710	1.8%
French	4,247	1.6%
European	3,026	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,949	1.1%
Polish	2,097	0.8%
Norwegian	1,825	0.7%
British	1,817	0.7%
Dutch	1,763	0.7%
African	1,682	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	244,689	93.7%
Not a citizen	16,401	6.3%

Native	238,808	91.5%
Foreign-born	22,282	8.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,155	5.1%	12,638	7.9%	42,852	26.9%	52,544	33.0%	26,129	16.4%	16,717	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,155	5.1%
9-12 Years	12,638	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	42,852	26.9%
Some College	52,544	33.0%
Bach. Degree	26,129	16.4%
Grad Degree	16,717	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	92,606	86,242	6,364	6.9%	6.4%
1991	93,471	86,826	6,645	7.1%	7.0%
1992	94,553	88,212	6,341	6.7%	7.7%
1993	95,174	89,705	5,469	5.7%	7.2%
1994	97,469	92,750	4,719	4.8%	6.6%
1995	99,297	94,650	4,647	4.7%	6.1%
1996	99,462	94,928	4,534	4.6%	5.8%
1997	100,618	95,957	4,661	4.6%	5.4%
1998	100,636	96,173	4,463	4.4%	5.0%
1999	102,157	98,706	3,451	3.4%	4.7%

2000	104,060	99,696	4,364	4.2%	4.4%
2001	104,007	99,070	4,937	4.7%	5.0%
2002	106,174	100,170	6,004	5.7%	6.3%
2003	108,506	101,918	6,588	6.1%	6.7%
2004	110,024	104,120	5,904	5.4%	6.0%
2005	112,482	106,760	5,722	5.1%	5.5%
2006	111,698	106,287	5,411	4.8%	5.0%
2007	110,366	105,644	4,722	4.3%	4.4%
2008	111,042	106,017	5,025	4.5%	4.9%
2009	114,083	106,425	7,658	6.7%	7.5%

2010	113,062	104,694	8,368	7.4%	8.2%
2011	113,321	104,616	8,705	7.7%	8.0%
2012	112,098	104,700	7,398	6.6%	6.7%
2013	111,970	104,994	6,976	6.2%	6.3%
2014	112,751	106,974	5,777	5.1%	5.2%
2015	112,616	107,995	4,621	4.1%	4.5%
2016	116,150	111,548	4,602	4.0%	4.6%
2017	118,049	113,439	4,610	3.9%	4.3%
2018	118,175	113,913	4,262	3.6%	3.9%
2019	119,193	115,232	3,961	3.3%	3.5%

2020	120,347	112,937	7,410	6.2%	7.6%
2021	124,783	118,750	6,033	4.8%	5.6%
2022	127,001	122,457	4,544	3.6%	3.9%
2023	129,409	124,650	4,759	3.7%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	106,122
Median Value	$196,400

Occupied	94,985	89.5%
Vacant	11,137	10.5%

Owned	56,585	59.6%
Rented	38,400	40.4%
Median Rent	$1,048

Single-Family Units	73,622	69.4%
Detached	71,094	67.0%
Attached	2,528	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18,850	17.8%
Mobile Homes	5,821	5.5%

McLennan County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McLennan County, TX

2022 Housing Data for McLennan County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for McLennan County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for McLennan County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McLennan County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for McLennan County, TX