Plano is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,676 people and two associated neighborhoods, Plano is the 200th largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Plano, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Plano, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Plano’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Plano does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $83,102.00.Plano is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 sales jobs (13.87%), office and administrative support (11.89%), and teaching (8.29%). 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. 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. One downside of living in Plano, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.24 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Plano is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.56% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Plano in 2022 was $33,805, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,220 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 37.04% 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.
