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.

A relatively large number of people in Plano telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Plano is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Plano is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Plano. 58.36% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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.

In addition, Plano has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.50%).

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