Collin County, TX
Get paid to care for your family member in Collin County, Texas
About 151,000 people in Collin County are 65 or older — 12% of everyone who lives here. That tracks with Texas as a whole. Roughly 13,500 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Collin County is one of the state's biggest population centers, and home-care agencies do work here — but staffing is thin, schedules change, and a stranger in the house is not what every family wants.
Who needs care in Collin
- People 65 and older
- 151,000
- People 85 and older
- 13,500
- Median age
- 37.5
- Rank in Texas
- 6th
12% of Collin residents
the age daily help usually starts
younger than the country as a whole
of 254 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Collin County is a large metro county (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 1). Texas as a whole is 14% aged 65 or older.
What Texas pays family caregivers
$15/hr
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Texas Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Texas's programs at a glance
- Consumer Directed Services (CDS)
- STAR+PLUS HCBS
- CLASS & MDCP Waivers
- Spouse paid?
- Not right now
- Parent paid for a child?
- Not right now
- Waitlist
- Waitlists can be long — apply early.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Texas guide →
Towns and cities in Collin County
Texas sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Plano and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Collin County:
- Plano287,591
- McKinney227,526
- Frisco139,707
- Allen113,746
- Wylie59,712
- Dallas54,194
- Celina47,363
- Richardson42,646
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Collin apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Collin County start with Texas's program:
Call 877-438-5658 to join the CLASS or MDCP interest list, or 800-964-2777 for the STAR+PLUS HCBS interest list; benefits applications go through YourTexasBenefits.com or 2-1-1 Texas.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Texas program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Collin questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Collin County?
Yes. Texas runs real Medicaid programs — like Consumer Directed Services (CDS) — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Collin County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Collin County?
Reported figures in Texas are around $15/hr, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Collin County apply?
Families in Collin County start with the state, not the county. Call 877-438-5658 to join the CLASS or MDCP interest list, or 800-964-2777 for the STAR+PLUS HCBS interest list; benefits applications go through YourTexasBenefits.com or 2-1-1 Texas.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Collin County?
Not right now — but other family members often can be. The fine print for Texas: no — spouses cannot be paid attendants in Medicaid CDS programs; reported exception: state-funded CMPAS may allow a spouse
How many people in Collin County might need this?
151,000 residents of Collin County are 65 or older and about 13,500 are 85 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimates. Most of them are cared for at home by a relative rather than in a facility. Texas's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Collin do you cover?
All of Collin County — including Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Allen and Wylie. Eligibility is set by Texas, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Texas's published Medicaid program rules · Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Updated September 2026. Rules change — always confirm with the program.
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