Collin County Demographics

Collin County has five of the top ten fastest growing cities (Frisco-10,500, McKinney-10,050, Plano-4,250, Allen-3,850, Wylie-3,150) in the 13 county region of North Central Texas. The current growth pattern of an increase of 40,000 persons per year will result in Collin County topping one million in population by the year 2014.

CITY     POPULATION  CHURCHES   CH:POP   CH MBR:POP

Allen        70,750                  4          1:12,490          1:11
             (1/1/06 est.*)

                                                            Allen Community (67)
                                                            Allen Heights (435)
                                                            Cottonwood Creek (3,482)
                                                            FBC Allen (2,359)

                 Total 2005 Allen Baptist Resident Members (6,343)

At least 60% of Allen (42,450) is unchurched (not attending or not church members) for a ratio of 1:7 (Baptist church member to number of unchurched Allen residents).

Conclusions: Allen has moved to the poorest ratio of population to church ratio. It is the se