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31.42° N · 97.43° W · GEOID 4845672

McGregor

Coryell County, Texas · part of the Killeen, TX metro

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The short answer

McGregor is home to 5,761 people. Median household income is $72,750 a year and median rent is $1,194 a month, 19.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $221,700, about 3.0x annual median household income.

The story in McGregor is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 13.8% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 4.5%, a wider gap than in 93% of places its size. Also notable: The population grew 18.7% since 2020, faster than in 93% of places its size. So far it looks sustainable: pay is keeping up with rent, there is some slack in the housing stock and rent burden is moderate.

56OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

McGregor scores better than 56% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 138th of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%65
Economy 20%29
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%54
Education 10%30
Commute 10%76
Growth 5%77

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,194
13% below the median place
Median household income
$72,750
9% below the median place
Median home value
$221,700
31% below the median place
Unemployment
7.1%
45% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about McGregor

  • Who lives hereHouseholds average 2.76 people, larger than than in 76% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to McGregor

Coryell County gains about 11.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,279
Moved out8,571
Net+708

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$50K
Leavers$50K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Coryell County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 8.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Coryell County report $50,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,700.
Income you would need
$47,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,194 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,938 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $221,700.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 13.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bridgeport, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.0%
40% above the median place
Moved from another state1
8.9%
347% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$49,673
29% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMcGregorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.0%40% above
Moved from another state1County figure8.9%347% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure11.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$50,02229% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$49,67329% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 16.3%, 131% above the median place.

McGregor19.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$47,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.7%
3% below the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
20% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in McGregor, $1,194 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like McGregor, but easier on the budget

Places that match McGregor on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Bridgeport, TX9616.7% vs 19.7%$17,700Compare
Thatcher, AZ9413.6% vs 19.7%n/aCompare
Booneville, MS9115.2% vs 19.7%n/aCompare
White Oak, TX9114.2% vs 19.7%$29,800Compare

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Vacant homes1
16.3%
131% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
52% above the median place
Median home value1
$221,700
31% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMcGregorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,19413% below
Rent to income119.7%3% below
Property tax rate11.4%52% above
Home price to income13.0x20% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure91.110% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,13830% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0556% below
Median home value1$221,70031% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.0%58% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.3%5% above
Homeownership168.6%3% above
Renters paying 30%+155.8%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9384% above
Vacant homes116.3%131% above
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
21 min
16% below the median place
Income per person1
$31,948
20% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate12.8% +19%
Median household income$72,750 −9%
Works from home13.7% +10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMcGregorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$72,7509% below
Income per person1$31,94820% below
Unemployment1County figure7.1%45% above
Average annual pay5County figure$55,47316% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.0%8% above
Jobs5County figure15,17190% below
Poverty rate112.8%19% above
Mean commute121 min16% below
Works from home113.7%10% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 31.1 years old, younger than in 93% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Population change since 20206
18.7%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Median age1
31.1
20% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
83.7%
9% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance14.9% 2.3×
Household size2.8 +10%
Bachelor's or higher23.6% −26%
High school or higher89.3% −3%
Born abroad9.0% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMcGregorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,7616109th largest
Population change since 2020618.7%above (median 1.1%)
Median age131.120% below
Bachelor's or higher123.6%26% below
High school or higher189.3%3% below
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad19.0%2% above
No health insurance114.9%133% above
Homes with broadband183.7%9% below
05

Life in McGregor

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 75% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

5 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents19.1 +88%
Playgrounds per 10k34.7 3.7×
Grocery stores per 10k3.5 +64%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.2 +9%
Libraries per 10k1.7 2.0×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −57%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 19 miles
  • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 80 miles
  • Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park 108 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars10.5 −50%
Shops16.2 −47%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.2 −71%
Doctors' offices and clinics4.5 −78%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher12
12.8
17% below the median place
Public schools12
5
44% below the median place
Public school students12
2,397
51% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureMcGregorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12544% below
Public school students122,39751% below
Students per teacher1212.817% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure10.550% below
Shops per 10k8County figure16.247% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.271% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure4.578% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k919.188% above
Playgrounds per 10k934.7269% above
Grocery stores per 10k93.564% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.29% above
Libraries per 10k91.7100% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.157% below
Nearest National Park Service site1019.437% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure562% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 95°F, 10% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached McGregor. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
95°F
10% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
63.4
31% below the median place
Average temperature13
66°F
21% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMcGregorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure95°F10% above
January average low13County figure36°F41% above
Average temperature13County figure66°F21% above
Annual precipitation13County figure34.8 in21% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure63.431% below
Hurricane risk14County figure58.517% below
Tornado risk14County figure87.68% above
Wildfire risk14County figure83.236% above
Heat wave risk14County figure69.823% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure455% above
Good air days15Metro figure66.0%4% below
08

McGregor in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, McGregor does better than 63% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 76%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,194/mo (2024)$1,530/mo$1,250 to $1,860/mo+4.2%
Median household income$72,750 (2024)$92,500$78,000 to $109,500+4.1%
Median home value$221,700 (2024)$324,000$235,000 to $446,000+6.5%
Population6,405 (2025)7,0206,740 to 7,320+1.9%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like McGregor

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Piney Green, NC$1,202$72,177Compare
Ward, AR$1,202$72,734Compare
New Haven, MI$1,268$66,125Compare
Artesia, NM$1,288$74,915Compare
Artesia, NMNew Haven, MIWard, ARPiney Green, NCMcGregor, TXMcGregorPiney GreenWardNew HavenArtesiaMcGregorPiney GreenWardNew HavenArtesia

Places built like McGregor

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how McGregor performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
McGregor, TX19.7%4.5%/yr18.7%
Berryville, AR24.8%-2.8%/yr2.6%Compare
Hitchcock, TX22.3%5.1%/yr5.7%Compare
Bridgeport, TX16.7%14.0%/yr16.7%Compare
Crystal City, TX17.1%0.9%/yr-7.7%Compare
Breckenridge, TX21.0%1.0%/yr-0.8%Compare
Monahans, TX18.8%1.7%/yr-5.3%Compare

Common questions

Is McGregor a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 56 out of 100, better than 56% of the places we rate and 138th of 407 in Texas. Households average 2.76 people, larger than than in 76% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 78 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is McGregor expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $221,700.

What salary do you need to live in McGregor?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to McGregor?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Piney Green, NC, Ward, AR, New Haven, MI and Artesia, NM.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares McGregor with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for McGregor itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mcgregor-texas

Citytistics. “McGregor, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mcgregor-texas/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.