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Athens, TX vs McKinney, TX

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- McKinney is 0% more densely populated than Athens.
- People are 33.0% more likely to be married in McKinney.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years younger in McKinney.
 Athens, TXMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock189,394329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 201012,689  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,369285,036,114
 Population - 199010,967  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock283.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,829.693.4
 Land Area17.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Athens, TXMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Athens, TXMcKinney, TXUnited States
 White44.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.8%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Athens, TXMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households4,276  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock50,44680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,554  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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