Plano, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
290,594
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.6
0.763% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.76%
4.84% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$112,253
3.32% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$465,900
5.74% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
157,272
1.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Plano, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

84.4% of the residents in Plano, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Plano, TX are Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano (101 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Plano, TX was $465,900, and the homeownership rate was 56.9%.

Most people in Plano, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Plano, TX was 2 cars per household.

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United StatesTexasCollin County, TXDenton County, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Population & Diversity

Plano, TX is home to a population of 291k people, from which 84.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 29% of Plano, TX residents were born outside of the country (84.3k people).

In 2024, there were 1.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (136k people) in Plano, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 68.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 25.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.4%
2024 Citizenship
84.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.4% of Plano, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plano, TX was 84.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plano, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    136k ± 2.77k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    68.6k ± 2.47k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    25.2k ± 1.99k
16.7%
Hispanic Population
48.5k people

In 2024, there were 1.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (136k people) in Plano, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 68.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 25.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.7% of the people in Plano, TX are hispanic (48.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plano, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
84.3k people
28.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
81.8k people

As of 2024, 29% of Plano, TX residents (84.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Plano, TX was 28.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,095 ± 485
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,310 ± 402
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,929 ± 439

Plano, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Plano, TX.

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Economy

The economy of Plano, TX employs 157k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plano, TX were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (27,081 people), Retail Trade (17,122 people), and Finance & Insurance (16,281 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($140,523), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($112,284), and Information ($105,347).

Employment

Occupations

157k
2024 Value
± 3,624
1.5%
1 Year growth
± 3.14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plano, TX grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 155k employees to 157k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plano, TX, are Management Occupations (24,914 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (19,477 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (16,944 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plano, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

157k
2024 Value
± 3,624
1.5%
1 Year growth
± 3.14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plano, TX grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 155k employees to 157k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plano, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (27,081 people), Retail Trade (17,122 people), and Finance & Insurance (16,281 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plano, TX, though some of these residents may live in Plano, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$82,337
Median earning men ± $3,222
$54,629
Median earning women ± $2,640

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($122,045), Information ($120,228), and Manufacturing ($110,879).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($88,417), Manufacturing ($79,423), and Public Administration ($77,844).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Plano, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Plano, TX awarded 101 degrees. The student population of Plano, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 5 male students and 108 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Plano, TX are White (73 and 73%), Hispanic or Latino (15 and 15%), Unknown (6 and 6%), and Two or More Races (2 and 2%).

The largest universities in Plano, TX by number of degrees awarded are Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano (101 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Plano, TX are General Cosmetology (101 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 113 students enrolled in Plano, TX, 4.42% men and 95.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 76 records, of which 97.4% were women and 2.63% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
101 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Plano, TX was General Cosmetology with 101 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Plano, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
101 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano with 101 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 4 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Plano, TX, which is 0.0412 times less than the 97 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 73 degrees mean that there were 4.87 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 15 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Plano, TX was $465,900 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $440,600 to $465,900, a 5.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Plano, TX is 56.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plano, TX have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plano, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$465,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,919
$64,016
Median Property Taxes
±$1,831

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Plano, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Plano, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.9%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.9% of the housing units in Plano, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$112,253
Median Household Income
± $3,281
112k
Number of Households
± 2,768

In 2024, the median household income of the 112k households in Plano, TX grew to $112,253 from the previous year's value of $108,649.

The following chart displays the households in Plano, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plano, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (27.5%)
  3. Carpooled (6.78%)

In 2024, 61.5% of workers in Plano, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plano, TX have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in Plano, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plano, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plano, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plano, TX (19.6k out of 289k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plano, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.3% of the population of Plano, TX has health coverage, with 60.6% on employee plans, 5.96% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.644% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.7%
Uninsured
60.6%
Employer Coverage
5.96%
Medicaid
11.1%
Medicare
11%
Non-Group
0.644%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plano, TX declined by 6.3% from 11.4% to 10.7%.

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