Allen

Population & Demographics

Allen, TX

Allen is home to 110,265 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 58,620 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
110,265
people
Population

110,265 residents

Median age 38.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Allen population & demographics

Who lives in Allen — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
110,265
Median age
38.4yrs
Median household income
$130,901
Median home value
$464,100
Median gross rent
$1,932/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
57.5%
Poverty rate
6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Allen

How Allen breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White47.4%
Asian21.0%
Hispanic or Latino12.6%
Black12.1%
Two or more races5.9%
Some other race0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Allen

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Allen.

Allen at a glance
Employed Residents
58,620
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Allen proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Allen commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

49 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Allen

58,620 commutes, one dot at a time

Allen

Where 58,620 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Allen, by worker count.

1Dallas22.2 mi11,755
2Plano5.9 mi9,081
3Allen0.0 mi6,430
4Richardson10.0 mi4,059
5McKinney5.9 mi2,813
6Irving24.4 mi2,439
7Frisco9.6 mi2,405
8Addison14.1 mi1,412

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Allen.

1Allen0.0 mi6,430
2McKinney5.9 mi3,879
3Plano5.9 mi3,449
4Dallas22.2 mi2,890
5Frisco9.6 mi1,896
6Garland14.2 mi1,287
7Fort Worth45.6 mi1,062
8Richardson10.0 mi805

Top industries

The sectors that employ Allen’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade15.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.2%
EDEducational Services10.5%
MFManufacturing6.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.7%
FIFinance and Insurance4.4%
INInformation4.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Allen

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Allen

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