Plano

Population & Demographics

Plano, TX

Plano is home to 290,594 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 153,102 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
290,594
people
Population

290,594 residents

Median age 39.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Plano population & demographics

Who lives in Plano — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
290,594
Median age
39.6yrs
Median household income
$112,253
Median home value
$465,900
Median gross rent
$1,841/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
60.5%
Poverty rate
6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Plano

How Plano breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White46.6%
Asian23.6%
Hispanic or Latino16.7%
Black8.7%
Two or more races3.5%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Plano

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Plano.

Plano at a glance
Employed Residents
153,102
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
27.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Plano proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Plano commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Plano

153,102 commutes, one dot at a time

Plano

Where 153,102 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Plano, by worker count.

1Plano0.0 mi34,817
2Dallas17.6 mi31,921
3Richardson6.2 mi10,272
4Irving18.5 mi7,312
5Frisco8.0 mi7,308
6Addison8.2 mi5,006
7Carrollton9.4 mi4,210
8McKinney10.4 mi4,159

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Plano.

1Plano0.0 mi34,817
2Dallas17.6 mi28,665
3Frisco8.0 mi19,436
4McKinney10.4 mi15,142
5Allen5.9 mi9,081
6Garland12.3 mi8,301
7Fort Worth39.7 mi7,777
8Carrollton9.4 mi7,008

Top industries

The sectors that employ Plano’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services18.2%
FIFinance and Insurance14.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.3%
RTRetail Trade8.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.5%
INInformation5.4%
MFManufacturing5.2%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises4.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Plano

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps9%
See all internet providers in Plano

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