Housing data for McLean, TX

McLean, TX has an estimated 799 residents and 430 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Gray County.

16.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $933 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
799 (±257)
Housing units
430 (±106)
Households that rent
16.7%
Median gross rent
$933
Residents since 2015–2019
−14.9%

What stands out in McLean

Average commute: 27.6 minutes (±7.5) in McLean, higher than in Gray County (17.8 minutes).

Working from home: 0.8% (±1.2 points) in McLean, lower than in Gray County (4.1%).

Households without a vehicle: 1.3% (±1.8 points) in McLean, lower than in Gray County (4.1%).

Housing in McLean at a glance

  • Median rent: $933 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 28.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 16.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $63,000 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $76,000 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,127 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $917 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 55.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 84.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 12.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 67.3% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 27.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −14.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 25.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 3.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

McLean against Gray County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
McLeanGray CountyTexasUnited States
Residents799 (±257)21,045 (exact)30,188,424 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units430 (±106)9,952 (±34)12,128,515 (±1,574)143,775,355
Households that rent16.7% (±15.9 points)23.6% (±3.2 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$933 (±$89)$933 (±$44)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$63,000 (±$37,304)$59,614 (±$5,857)$78,476 (±$263)$80,734
Median home value$76,000 (±$48,857)$102,900 (±$11,181)$283,800 (±$738)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$917 (±$787)$1,408 (±$178)$4,232 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 198084.4% (±21.5 points)75.9% (±5.9 points)33.2% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute27.6 minutes (±7.5)17.8 minutes (±1.7)26.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband80.3% (±16.7 points)87.9% (±2.3 points)91.4% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents39.0 years (±15.1)36.9 years (±0.7)35.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

McLean covers 1.2 square miles of land, about 690 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How McLean has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents939 (±181)799 (±257)−14.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units487 (±72)430 (±106)−11.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$659 (±$82)$933 (±$89)+41.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$41,900 (±$5,178)$76,000 (±$48,857)+81.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$36,250 (±$8,127)$63,000 (±$37,304)+73.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,018 (±$255)$1,127 (±$35)+10.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$410 (±$199)$917 (±$787)+123.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent31.1% (±9.5 points)16.7% (±15.9 points)−14.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±30.4 points)12.3% (±22.4 points)+12.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Gray County

McLean has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Gray County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Gray County recorded 415 violent and 1,124 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near McLean

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Lefors18 mi$892$34,60014.4%
Shamrock20 mi$958$91,00023.5%
Howardwick22 mi—$90,0001.7%
Mobeetie23 mi——25.0%
Wheeler23 mi$994$159,00028.2%
Hedley25 mi$622$43,00020.8%
Clarendon26 mi$798$103,30038.7%
Groom29 mi$1,094$93,90015.2%

Places in Texas most like McLean

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Gustine$1,031$86,900$52,29218.8%
Happy$1,102$91,800$55,31317.3%
Anton$781$63,500$52,00023.3%
Petrolia$942$95,600$63,75018.5%
Roscoe$1,263$90,500$56,32612.8%
Kosse$1,188$108,500$61,25018.1%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.

HUD Fair Market Rent for McLean, fiscal year 2027

Gray County, TX, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$823$828$1,083$1,290$1,423

HUD income limits for McLean, fiscal year 2026

Gray County, TX, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,600$29,300$46,900
2 people$21,640$33,500$53,600
3 people$27,320$37,700$60,300
4 people$33,000$41,850$66,950
5 people$38,680$45,200$72,350
6 people$44,360$48,550$77,700
7 people$50,040$51,900$83,050
8 people$55,250$55,250$88,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Gray County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $77,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about McLean

What is the average mortgage payment in McLean?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in McLean, TX is $1,127 (±$35) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How many homes are in McLean?

McLean, TX has an estimated 430 (±106) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in McLean?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 43.7% of homes in McLean, TX.

How old are most homes in McLean?

84.4% of homes in McLean, TX were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in McLean?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in McLean, used by 67.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How long is the average commute in McLean?

Workers who live in McLean, TX take an average of 27.6 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is McLean growing?

In McLean, the number of residents went from 939 in 2015–2019 to 799 in 2020–2024 (−14.9%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for McLean town, Texas (place:45780, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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