An Update on Collin County Children

Dr. Timothy M. Bray

Will Rogers

“It’s not what we don’t know that hurts us, it’s

what we know that just ain’t so!”

Tremendous Population Growth in McKinney

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Child Population Total Population

Source: Institute Analysis of Historic Decennial Census Data and American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates for 2010 and 2014

Children Without Health Insurance

6.0%*

11.8%

5.9%

5.4%Source: Beyond ABC 2015, Institute Analysis of American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates for 2010 and 2014

Have Insurance – Need Doctor

Grade-Level Reading

68.0%*

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90.2%

86.0%Source: Beyond ABC 2015, Kids Count, Texas Education Agency TAPR Reports

Why Reading? Why Early?

School Readiness

Chronic Absence

Summer Learning Loss

Family Stressors

High Quality Teaching Community-Wide

High School Completion

82.0%

89.1%

98.7%

96.0%Source: Beyond ABC 2015, Kids Count, Texas Education Agency TAPR Reports

Educational Attainment Matters

$22,782.09

$37,781.69

$47,979.37

$74,710.06 $81,280.60

LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL SOME COLLEGE FOUR YEAR DEGREE GRADUATE DEGREE

Mean Personal Income for Adults Age 25-64McKinney 2016

Source: Institute Analysis of American Community Survey Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS) 2014 1-Year Estimates

SNAP - Food Assistance

22.7%

22.7%

4.8%

5.8%Source: Beyond ABC 2015, Institute Analysis of American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates for 2010 and 2014

A Story of Inequality

Tremendous Population Growth

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Total Population Poverty Population

Source: Institute Analysis of Historic Decennial Census Data and American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates for 2010 and 2014

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Percent of Population At or Below PovertyUS, Texas, and Collin County 1970-2014

Collin County Texas United States

Source: Institute Analysis of Historic Decennial Census Data and American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates for 2010 and 2014

Who is Poor in Collin County?

• 7.1% (62,508) of Dallas County Residents Live at or Below 100% of the Poverty Threshold (±1.1%)

At the Margin

• Non-Hispanic White 04.1%(±0.9%) 21,751

• Non-Hispanic African American 10.5%(±5.4%) 8,475

• Non-Hispanic Asian 6.8%(±2.9%) 7,625

• Hispanic of Any Race 17.2%(±5.0%) 22,988

By Race and Ethnicity

• Under 18 9.1%(±2.0%) 22,013

• 18 to 64 6.5%(±1.1%) 36,482

• 65 and Up 4.7%(±1.8%) 4,013

By Age

Source: Institute Analysis of American Community Survey Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS) 2014 1-Year Estimates

Who is Near Poor in Collin County?

• 14.6% (128,752) of Dallas County Residents Live at or Below 185% of the Poverty Threshold (±1.6%)

At the Margin

• Non-Hispanic White 9.4%(±1.5%) 49,681

• Non-Hispanic African American 17.3%(±6.4%) 13,910

• Non-Hispanic Asian 12.2%(±3.8%) 13,565

• Hispanic of Any Race 35.9%(±7.0%) 47,595

By Race and Ethnicity

• Under 18 16.7%(±2.5%) 39,906

• 18 to 64 13.7%(±1.7%) 76,125

• 65 and Up 14.9%(±1.5%) 12,721

By Age

Source: Institute Analysis of American Community Survey Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS) 2014 1-Year Estimates. Near Poor Reflects At or Below 185% of the Federal Poverty Threshold

Poverty is a Hyper-Local Reality

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Poverty Rate in Collin County Block Groups, 2014

Block Group Poverty Rate Collin County Poverty Rate Concentrated Poverty Threshold

Source: Institute Analysis of American Community Survey 2014 5-Year Estimates.

Poverty Rates

Collin County Block Groups, 2014

Source: Institute Analysis of American Community Survey 2014 5-Year Estimates.

Concentrated Poverty, Race and Ethnicity

Collin County Block Groups, 2014

Source: Institute Analysis of American Community Survey 2014 5-Year Estimates.

For More Information

Dr. Timothy M. Bray

Institute for Urban Policy ResearchThe University of Texas at Dallas

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