# McLennan County, Texas demographics

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McLennan County, Texas (county FIPS 48309) has a median household income of $66,643 (±$1,952) and a total population of 266,067 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 29 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 266,067 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 34 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 97,338 | ±940 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $66,643 | ±$1,952 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $243,600 | ±$6,152 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,173 | ±$23 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 61.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 38.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 88.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 28.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 16.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 48309 |
| Land area | 1,036.69 sq mi |
| Water area | 23.55 sq mi |
| Population density | 257 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [76657](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76657) | 12.4% | 92.5% | Yes |
| [76705](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76705) | 11.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [76691](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76691) | 8.7% | 92.6% | Yes |
| [76638](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76638) | 6.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [76706](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76706) | 6.7% | 95.7% | Yes |
| [76655](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76655) | 6.2% | 83.4% | Yes |
| [76689](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76689) | 6% | 28% |  |
| [76624](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76624) | 5.4% | 87.8% | Yes |
| [76712](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76712) | 5.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [76557](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76557) | 4.9% | 41.4% |  |
| [76682](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76682) | 4.7% | 39.1% |  |
| [76708](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76708) | 4.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [76633](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76633) | 3.9% | 73% | Yes |
| [76664](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76664) | 3.6% | 28.2% |  |
| [76640](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76640) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [76630](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76630) | 1.4% | 92.5% | Yes |
| [76524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76524) | 1.2% | 19.6% |  |
| [76710](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76710) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [76643](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76643) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [76561](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76561) | 0.6% | 10.5% |  |
| [76704](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76704) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [76711](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76711) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [76707](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76707) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [76621](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76621) | 0.2% | 3.7% |  |
| [76701](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76701) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [76622](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76622) | 0.1% | 2.1% |  |
| [76654](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76654) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [76673](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76673) | 0.1% | 0.9% |  |
| [76798](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/76798) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:309&in=state:48
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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