Demographic Information

 City of Plano 

Plano Quick Facts

• Population: 259,841  ( 2010 U.S. Census)
  +15% increase from 2000
• Population by ethnicity:  (2010 U.S. Census)
  Caucasian    56.1%
  Asian             16.9%
  Hispanic       14.7%
  Black                7.6%
• Median Household Income:  $83,106  (2009 U.S. Census)
•  Median age:  35.9    (2000 U.S. Census)
  One-third of population 25-44 years old (2009/2010 Census estimate)
• Non-single Residences (Families):  74.9% population (2010 U.S. Census)
• Median Home Price:   $350,990 (New);  $204,950 (Existing) 
  (Collin County Association of Realtors, 2009)
• Income Per Capita:  $48,198  (2009/2010 Census estimate)
• Poverty Rate:   Less than 6.4%   (Money magazine, 2006)
• Ranked #1 among American cities in which to build personal wealth
  (Salary.com, 2008)
• Ranked America’s Safest Small City (Forbes magazine , October 2010)
  Lowest violent crime rate of all big American cities
• Ranked #2 among cities 250,000 or larger in level of education
  53% Adults with Bachelors degree or above
  (Central Connecticut State University study, 2009)

Plano Employers

Fortune 1000 Headquarters:

JC Penney
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
Rent-a-Center
Cinemark

Largest Private Employers 1000+

Alcatel-Lucent
AT&T
Bank of America Home Loans

Capitol One
CIGNA
Dell
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
Ericsson
Frito-Lay
HP Enterprise Services
JCPenney
Medical Center Plano
PepsiCo
Raytheon
Texas Presbyterian Hospital Plano

Largest Private Employers 500-999

AEGON DMS
Baylor Regional Medical Center
CA
Denbury Resources
Flextronics
Huawei Technologies
Intuit
McAfee
Pizza Hut/YUM Restaurants International
Rent-a-Center
Samsung Telecommunications America
St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division
Texas Instruments
XO Communications

Additional Information can be found on the Plano Economic Development Board website.