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North Central Texas population update: Collin County grew by roughly 75,000 in past year, unincorporated population now over 100,000
Summary
The court heard a North Central Texas Council of Governments update estimating Collin County’s population grew by about 75,000 people since last year, putting total population above 1.3 million and raising the county’s unincorporated population estimate to about 101,000.
Judge Hill reported on the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ annual population update, saying the county’s population estimate as of Jan. 1, 2025 is now above 1.3 million and that the new estimate is roughly 75,000 higher than last year’s estimate.
The judge highlighted that the county’s daily-growth average under the new estimate is about 207 people per day and that the unincorporated population estimate grew to approximately 101,000 — a significant increase from previous characterizations of the unincorporated population. He noted changes in state annexation law and the growth of planned developments in unincorporated areas as drivers of that shift.
Why it matters: rapid growth increases demand for county services such as law enforcement, roads and parks. Court members observed that higher unincorporated population means the sheriff’s office and county services will face more demand and increases budgetary pressure.
Court members discussed implications for statutory population brackets (which affect program and statutory requirements) and were briefed by county legal staff that most statutory bracket changes operate on the decennial census, not annual estimates; the court’s statutory population for certain bracketed programs remains the 2020 census number until the next decennial update.
