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Plano Demographics Information


Population: 222,030

Elevation: 674 feet

County: Collin

Land area: 71.6 square miles

Zip codes: 75023..75026, 75075, 75074, 75086, 75093, 75094.

Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $78,722
Median house value: $162,300

Races in Plano:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.8%)
  • Hispanic (10.1%)
  • Black (5.0%)
  • Chinese (4.3%)
  • Other race (3.9%)
  • Asian Indian (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.3%), English (12.0%), Irish (10.8%), United States (6.8%), Italian (4.1%), French (3.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Plano

  • High school or higher: 93.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 17.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plano city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

17.1% Foreign born (8.4% Asia, 5.2% Latin America, 2.1% Europe).

 

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (17.6 miles, pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Richardson, TX (6.2 miles), Allen, TX (6.6 miles), Frisco, TX(7.8 miles), Parker, TX (8.6 miles), Addison, TX (8.9 miles), The Colony, TX (9.9 miles), Murphy, TX (9.9 miles), Hebron, TX (10.6 miles).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3125 buildings, average cost: $170,200
  • 1997: 3131 buildings, average cost: $173,600
  • 1998: 2923 buildings, average cost: $178,300
  • 1999: 2310 buildings, average cost: $185,000
  • 2000: 1962 buildings, average cost: $200,600
  • 2001: 1692 buildings, average cost: $179,200
  • 2002: 1090 buildings, average cost: $186,400

Area codes: 972, 214, 469

Industries providing employment: Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (16.4%), Educational,health and social services (14.4%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Retail trade (12.8%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.5%).

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