Plano is a large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 289,547 people and 72 associated neighborhoods, Plano is the ninth largest community in Texas.

Plano home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Plano real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Plano has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.27% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Plano, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Plano is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Plano a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Plano is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Plano, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Plano is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.36% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Plano in 2022 was $55,938, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $223,752 for a family of four. However, Plano contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Plano is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plano home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plano residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Plano also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.58% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plano include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Plano's cultural character, accounting for 28.50% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Plano is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.