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McKinney AcresTX

The town has 562 residents and lies in Texas.

Is McKinney Acres a good place to live?

4.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in McKinney Acres, where Texas’ towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 29%. McKinney Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

562 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
AndrewsAndrewsMcKinney Acres
Getting set up

Moving to McKinney Acres: who provides what

McKinney Acres is unincorporated, so Andrews County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Andrews water system8 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesAndrews CountyAndrews County provides services here
SchoolsAndrews Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereAndrews County Early Voting ClerkAndrews County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP code7971479714 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in McKinney Acres.

Work & commute

Most of McKinney Acres’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them

1.4% of McKinney Acres working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 114, to 168. The average trip to work here is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Andrews (31%), Midland (10%) and Odessa (8%).

1%work in town
McKinney AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work20 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.4%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line8%12%9.6%
Median household income$66,000$69,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In McKinney Acres1%
Andrews31%
Midland10%
Odessa8%
Houston2%
31 mi
median commute distance
168
jobs based in McKinney Acres
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is McKinney Acres’ year

July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 30° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–59°
Spring49–79°
Summer68–94°
Fall50–77°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Mar 18
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

McKinney Acres faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected losses in McKinney Acres break down as 51% from inland flooding and 17% from hail. On expected storm and flood damage, McKinney Acres sits below two thirds of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy McKinney Acres is

Among adults in McKinney Acres, 33% get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 31 measures, McKinney Acres is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 8.

McKinney AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)30%18%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)70%74%79%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)27%24%19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)33%30%25%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outMcKinney AcresTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer5%6.1%
More uninsured adults29.9%19.1%
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho
3.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about McKinney Acres

14pages on McKinney Acres
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of McKinney Acres; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave McKinney Acres for work

Where McKinney Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Andrews Andrews 31% 10% → Midland Midland 10% 8% → Odessa Odessa 8% 2% → Houston Houston 2% 2% → Lubbock Lubbock 2% 1% → Denver City Denver City 1% McKinney Acres · 1% stay
168jobs based in McKinney Acres
1%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About McKinney Acres

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

McKinney Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Andrews County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, McKinney Acres had a population of 852. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
3,175 ft

Questions about McKinney Acres

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is McKinney Acres, TX a good place to live?

McKinney Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.