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Elgin, IL vs McKinney, TX

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- McKinney is 0% more densely populated than Elgin.
- People are 18.0% more likely to be married in McKinney.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in McKinney.
 Elgin, ILMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock189,394329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 2010108,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,369285,036,114
 Population - 199077,010  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock283.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,829.693.4
 Land Area37.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elgin, ILMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Elgin, ILMcKinney, TXUnited States
 White39.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.8%12.2%
 Asian5.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elgin, ILMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Married Population52.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married35.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households38,168  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock50,44680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,798  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 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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