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Plano

Texas · 293,028 residents (2025 est.) · 71.7 sq mi
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With 290,594 people, Plano is a city in Texas. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 43% ahead of the Texas median. 29% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 4,053 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
290,594
+31%since 2000
from 222,030 in 2000
293,028 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,053 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 3,653 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.6
+16%since 2000
from 34.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
71.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
112K161K210K258K307K19902000201020202024Plano
2024291K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(15,037)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(16,922)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(17,118)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(18,210)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(17,897)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(40,022)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.3%(44,382)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(38,901)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(39,437)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749%(26,012)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(12,707)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(3,949)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$112,253
−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $78,722 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$59,916
+64%since 2000
from $36,514 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
68.7%
+14.0 ptssince 2009
from 54.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 4.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.445
+1%since 2010
from 0.439 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services13.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration10.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade8.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$465,900
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $161,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,841
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $862 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
56.9%
−11.8 ptssince 2000
from 68.8% in 2000
43.1% rent
Vacancy rate
4.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.78 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.9%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 38.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.2
+67%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
59
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.8%(161,543)
Black4.9%(10,989)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(22,357)
Asian10.1%(22,518)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic46.6%(135,558)
Black8.7%(25,207)
Hispanic / Latino16.7%(48,514)
Asian23.6%(68,596)
Other4.4%(12,719)
Diversity Score
86
+24%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11%(32,028)
Central American2.1%(5,992)
South American1.3%(3,873)
Guatemalan1.1%(3,058)
Puerto Rican0.9%(2,522)
Salvadoran0.6%(1,615)
Colombian0.4%(1,262)
Spaniard0.3%(906)
Peruvian0.3%(814)
Venezuelan0.3%(807)
Honduran0.3%(731)
Cuban0.2%(499)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(440)
Nicaraguan0.1%(327)
Dominican0.1%(278)
Ecuadorian0.1%(251)
Chilean0.1%(227)
Panamanian0.1%(211)
Bolivian0%(51)
Asian origin
Asian Indian12.4%(35,949)
Chinese4.2%(12,339)
Vietnamese1.5%(4,260)
Korean1.2%(3,618)
Pakistani1.1%(3,329)
Filipino0.8%(2,466)
Taiwanese0.5%(1,322)
Japanese0.3%(950)
Bangladeshi0.3%(913)
Burmese0.1%(353)
Cambodian0.1%(306)
Indonesian0.1%(294)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0.1%(265)
Thai0.1%(197)
Laotian0.1%(153)
Malaysian0%(91)
Mongolian0%(37)
Kazakh0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(226)
Samoan0%(20)
Ancestry
English10%(28,943)
German9.2%(26,729)
Irish6.7%(19,350)
American5.2%(15,034)
Italian3.1%(8,937)
Scottish1.9%(5,647)
Arab1.7%(4,891)
French1.6%(4,764)
Polish1.3%(3,851)
Iranian1%(2,962)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(2,673)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(2,413)
Swedish0.7%(2,137)
Norwegian0.7%(1,903)
Dutch0.5%(1,535)
Nigerian0.5%(1,435)
Czech0.4%(1,168)
Danish0.4%(1,097)
Ethiopian0.4%(1,019)
British0.3%(1,011)
Welsh0.3%(901)
West Indian0.3%(864)
Ukrainian0.2%(712)
Brazilian0.2%(699)
Egyptian0.2%(695)
Lebanese0.2%(688)
Greek0.2%(671)
Hungarian0.2%(657)
Canadian0.2%(581)
Portuguese0.2%(551)
Romanian0.2%(509)
Jordanian0.2%(478)
Austrian0.2%(444)
Turkish0.2%(444)
Swiss0.1%(419)
Haitian0.1%(397)
Slovak0.1%(307)
Syrian0.1%(297)
Armenian0.1%(291)
Iraqi0.1%(288)
Moroccan0.1%(267)
Israeli0.1%(257)
Jamaican0.1%(249)
Kenyan0.1%(248)
Croatian0.1%(227)
Serbian0.1%(205)
Lithuanian0.1%(182)
Palestinian0.1%(169)
Ghanaian0.1%(149)
Finnish0%(106)
Bulgarian0%(92)
Belgian0%(77)
Slovene0%(46)
Latvian0%(28)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
60.5%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 53.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 93.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
24.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.4 min
+33%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
61.5%
−20.8 ptssince 2009
from 82.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
27.5%
+21.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 5.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.2%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 72.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
8.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
59.6%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
29.3%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 5.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.7%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.6%
+4.7 ptssince 2017
from 91.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 98.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 87.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
62.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2016
from 67.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 11.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.2%(36,812)
Married59.5%(70,186)
Widowed2%(2,389)
Divorced7.2%(8,513)
Women 15+
Never married27.5%(34,016)
Married54.4%(67,223)
Widowed6.4%(7,895)
Divorced11.7%(14,483)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
65.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 6.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.2%(2,310)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(2,667)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(3,144)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(435)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(59)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,938 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Plano, Texas?

Plano, Texas has about 290,594 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Plano, Texas?

The typical household in Plano, Texas earns about $112,253 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Plano, Texas expensive?

In Plano, Texas, the median home is worth about $465,900, and the typical rent is about $1,841 a month.

How educated are people in Plano, Texas?

About 60.5% of adults age 25 and over in Plano, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Plano, Texas?

About 6.8% of people in Plano, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Plano, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Plano, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 161,915 residents, a change of about 126 percent over that period.

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