Plano, TX

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2023 Population

287,339

0.839% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.3

1.03% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

7.11%

2.36% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$108,649

2.81% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

154,943

1.65% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Plano, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (48.2%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (22.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.87%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.65%), and White (Hispanic) (5.02%).

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.

84.7% of the residents in Plano, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Plano, TX are Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano (130 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Plano, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Plano, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Plano, TX is home to a population of 287k people, from which 84.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 28.5% of Plano, TX residents were born outside of the country (81.8k people).

In 2023, there were 2.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (138k people) in Plano, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 25.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.7%

2023 Citizenship

84.2%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Plano, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plano, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
138k ± 2.92k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
64.8k ± 2.66k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
25.5k ± 1.71k

16.2%

Hispanic Population

46.6k people

16.2% of the people in Plano, TX are hispanic (46.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Plano, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

28.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

81.8k people

28.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

80.6k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Plano, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,494 ± 435
Gulf War (2001-)
2,536 ± 461
Gulf War (1990s)
1,876 ± 420

Plano, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Plano, TX employs 155k people. The largest industries in Plano, TX are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (27,177 people), Retail Trade (16,078 people), and Finance & Insurance (15,849 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($125,929), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($119,233), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($118,209).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

155k

2023 Value

± 3,411

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 3.06%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plano, TX, are Management Occupations (25,168 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (18,511 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (16,583 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plano, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

155k

2023 Value

± 3,411

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 3.06%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plano, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (27,177 people), Retail Trade (16,078 people), and Finance & Insurance (15,849 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,410

Median earning men ± $2,647

$52,736

Median earning women ± $2,200

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($126,232), Information ($120,083), and Wholesale Trade ($110,529).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($88,333), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,786), and Manufacturing ($76,523).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Plano, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

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 Texas

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Plano, TX awarded 130 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 (65 and 50%), followed by Unknown (38 and 29.2%), Hispanic or Latino (12 and 9.23%), and Asian (7 and 5.38%).

The largest universities in Plano, TX by number of degrees awarded are Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano (130 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Plano, TX are General Cosmetology (130 and 100%).

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

130 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Plano, TX was General Cosmetology with 130 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.

Universities

Gender

Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

130 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano with 130 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 5 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Plano, TX, which is 0.04 times less than the 125 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 65 degrees mean that there were 1.71 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 38 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Plano, TX have an average commute time of 25.6 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.

Median household income in Plano, TX is $108,649. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Plano, TX was Census Tract 316.45 with a value of $220,489, followed by Census Tract 316.64 and Census Tract 316.54, with respective values of $189,141 and $170,323.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plano, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 316.45
Census Tract 316.64
Census Tract 316.54

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Plano, TX was Census Tract 316.45 with a value of $220,489, followed by Census Tract 316.64 and Census Tract 316.54, with respective values of $189,141 and $170,323.

The following map shows all of the places in Plano, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$108,649

Median Household Income

± $2,862

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plano, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (63.6%)
Worked At Home (25.3%)
Carpooled (6.91%)

In 2023, 63.6% of workers in Plano, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.91%).

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.

Commute Time

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plano, TX have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Plano, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Plano, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plano, TX (20.3k out of 286k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.6% of the population of Plano, TX has health coverage, with 60.6% on employee plans, 5.74% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.613% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Collin County, TX see 1021 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.03% increase from the previous year (991 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1437 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 654 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Collin County, TX.

1,021 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Collin County, TX

Primary care physicians in Collin County, TX see an average of 1,021 patients per year. This represents a 3.03% increase from the previous year (991 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Collin County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.4%

Uninsured

60.6%

Employer Coverage

5.74%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

0.613%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Plano, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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