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. Plano has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Plano, where the median household income is $83,102.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Plano is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 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 percentage of people in Plano who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.56% of adults in Plano 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.
