Collin County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	36%

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Races in Collin County, Texas:

Median resident age:	32.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 245,633	(50.0%)
Females: 246,042	(50.0%)

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Collin County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$79,657
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$743
State:	$589

Collin County:	$196,800
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $250,156

Here:	$250,156
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,187

Here:	$175,187
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $117,849

Here:	$117,849
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,393

Here:	$102,393
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,952

Here:	$102,952
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $57,544

Here:	$57,544
State:	$42,156

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 26
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 220
• Thefts: 349
• Auto thefts: 156

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 23
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 248
• Thefts: 356
• Auto thefts: 113

Collin County:	6.5%
Texas:	16.3%

Area name: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Collin County is $607 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.

Cities in this county include: Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Wylie, Princeton, Farmersville, Murphy, Lucas, Fairview.

2005 air pollution in Collin County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.108 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.093 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dallas County , Denton County , Fannin County , Grayson County , Hunt County , Rockwall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Collin County: Lavon Lake Encampment (A), Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Collin County include: Henslee Chapel (A), Rosamond Church (B), Cottage Hill Church (C), Snow Hill Church (D), Stony Point Church (E), Verona Church (F), Walnut Grove Church (G), White Rock Church (H), Dunn Memorial Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ware Cemetery (1), Warden Cemetery (2), Johnson Cemetery (3), Verona Cemetery (4), Van Winkle Cemetery (5), Twin Cemetery (6), Chapman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Wilson Lake (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 13 Reservoir (B), Bell Lake (C), Lago Grande (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 77 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 76 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 75 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hickory Creek (A), Haw Branch (B), Hatler Branch (C), Harrington Branch (D), Groves Creek (E), Greenbrier Branch (F), Sister Grove Creek (G), Whites Creek (H), Arnold Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Collin County include: Mallard Park (1), Pebble Beach Park (2), Caddo Park (3), Lakeland Park (4), Ticky Creek Park (5), Elm Creek Park (6), Lavonia Park (7), J W Spain Athletic Complex (8), Brockdale Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.9%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 25,951
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 65,279 (34% naturalized citizens)

Collin County:	13.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 130,136
• One, attached: 3,468
• Two: 1,276
• 3 or 4: 5,838
• 5 to 9: 12,849
• 10 to 19: 12,492
• 20 or more: 21,821
• Mobile homes: 6,703
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 309

Housing units in Collin County with a mortgage: 98,412 (9,224 second mortgage, 4,631 home equity loan, 176 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,914

Here:	86.8% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Collin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 334 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 10 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Collin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.6 miles away from Collin County center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.6 miles away from Collin County center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from Collin County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 220,103 (83%) Carpooled: 25,152 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,984 (1%) Subway or elevated: 55 (0%) Railroad: 12 (0%) Ferryboat: 25 (0%) Taxi: 113 (0%) Motorcycle: 198 (0%) Bicycle: 229 (0%) Walked: 2,716 (1%) Other means: 1,537 (1%) Worked at home: 11,477 (4%)

13.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,590 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.47%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($382 average AGI)

Collin County:	0.16%
Texas average:	0.20%

8.59% relocated from other counties in Texas ($33,509 average AGI)
4.71% relocated from other states ($23,699 average AGI)

Collin County:	4.71%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Dallas County, TX	4.48% ($53,347 average AGI)
from Denton County, TX	1.46% ($57,580)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.53% ($51,682)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.29% ($25,349)
from Harris County, TX	0.23% ($55,976)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.19% ($66,325)
from Grayson County, TX	0.17% ($45,742)

10.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,862 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.00%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($798 average AGI)

Collin County:	0.11%
Texas average:	0.11%

7.04% relocated to other counties in Texas ($40,998 average AGI)
2.86% relocated to other states ($22,066 average AGI)

Collin County:	2.86%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Dallas County, TX	3.00% ($57,456 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX	1.64% ($59,609)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.43% ($56,647)
to Harris County, TX	0.20% ($60,411)
to Travis County, TX	0.17% ($69,676)
to Grayson County, TX	0.17% ($54,244)
to Bexar County, TX	0.10% ($69,911)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 31,024 (27,487 aged, 3,537 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 428,161 (112,014 male householders, 21,186 female householders)

  116,003 spouses, 154,546 children (142,595 natural, 4,009 adopted, 7,942 stepchildren), 4,242 grandchildren, 3,839 brothers or sisters, 3,328 parents, 6,749 other relatives, 6,254 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 60,171 (24,527 male householders (18,940 living alone)), 24,518 female householders (21,204 living alone)), 11,126 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,343 (1,726 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 49,561 2-persons, 31,789 3-persons, 32,380 4-persons, 13,162 5-persons, 4,166 6-persons, 2,142 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40,144 1-person, 7,631 2-persons, 878 3-persons, 251 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

81.5% of residents of Collin County speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,674,560,000 ($2667 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $689,125,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $645,060,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $176,313,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,648,000
Federal grants: $106,145,000
Federal procurement contracts: $663,806,000 ($601,584,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $79,587,000 ($10,802,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $580,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $926,195,000
Federal Government insurance: $190,923,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	16 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+168 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 202.23 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	7.3
State:	5.8

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

40% of Collin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Texas.

Collin County:	39.9%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 223499
• Northeast: 31759
• Midwest: 66917
• South: 64927
• West: 33483

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $167,600

Here:	9.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.7%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	12.8%
Texas:	15.4%

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