Plano is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,677 people and two associated neighborhoods, Plano is the 200th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Plano was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Plano economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Plano, where the median household income is $86,271.00.Unlike some cities, Plano isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plano are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plano is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plano who work in office and administrative support (12.68%), sales jobs (9.25%), and food service (7.54%). Of important note, Plano is also a city of artists. Plano has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Plano’s character. The population of Plano overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Plano, 22.88% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Plano in 2022 was $33,274, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,096 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 Black or African-American. Plano also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plano include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Plano is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
