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Allen Demographics Information

Population: 44,000

Elevation: 650 feet

County: Collin

Land area: 26.3 square miles

Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $78,924
Median house value: $122,400

Races in Allen:

White Non-Hispanic (83.2%)
Hispanic (7.0%)
Black (4.4%)
Other race (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Asian Indian (1.1%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Vietnamese (0.8%)
Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (18.0%), Irish (14.3%), English (12.7%), United States (10.2%), Italian (4.6%), French (3.6%).

For population 25 years and over in Allen

High school or higher: 95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
Unemployed: 2.5%
Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Allen city

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 72.2%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 7.4%

7.3% Foreign born (2.6% Asia, 1.9% Latin America, 1.3% Europe, 0.9% North America).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plano, TX (6.6 miles, pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (22.4 miles, pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Parker, TX (4.1 miles), Fairview, TX (4.5 miles), Lucas, TX (5.8 miles), Plano, TX (6.6 miles), McKinney, TX (6.9 miles), Murphy, TX (7.3 miles), St. Paul, TX (9.0 miles), Lowry Crossing, TX (9.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 963 buildings, average cost: $143,600
1997: 967 buildings, average cost: $155,100
1998: 1272 buildings, average cost: $165,100
1999: 1232 buildings, average cost: $164,900
2000: 1657 buildings, average cost: $165,600
2001: 1780 buildings, average cost: $166,000
2002: 1425 buildings, average cost: $186,000
2003: 1230 buildings, average cost: $172,300

Area codes: 972, 469, 214

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (15.6%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.5%), Retail trade (12.7%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.9%).