Editing Plano, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1870 = 155
| 1880 = 556
| 1890 = 842
| 1900 = 1304
| 1910 = 1258
| 1920 = 1715
| 1930 = 1554
| 1940 = 1582
| 1950 = 2126
| 1960 = 3695
| 1970 = 17872
| 1980 = 72331
| 1990 = 128713
| 2000 = 222030
| 2010 = 259841
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |website=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
| 2020 = 285494
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 290190
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 - Plano.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Plano, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ff0000|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#0000ff|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#00ffaa|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffa600|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffff07|Other}}]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Plano city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Plano city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4858016&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plano city, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4858016&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plano city, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4858016&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|161,543
|151,629
|style='background: #ffffe6; |132,194
|72.76%
|58.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.30%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,989
|19,199
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,026
|4.95%
|7.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|655
|731
|style='background: #ffffe6; |845
|0.30%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|22,518
|43,659
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68,738
|10.14%
|16.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.08%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|89
|121
|style='background: #ffffe6; |133
|0.04%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|317
|449
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,330
|0.14%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,562
|5,779
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,429
|1.60%
|2.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.00%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|22,357
|38,174
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45,799
|10.07%
|14.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''222,030'''
|'''259,841'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''285,494'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 285,494 people, 107,320 households, and 76,211 families residing in the city. {{As of|2010|alt=As of the [[2010 United States Census|census of 2010]]}},<ref name="GR2" /> Plano had 259,841 people, 99,131 households and 69,464 families, up from 80,875 households and 60,575 families in the 2000 census. The population density was {{convert|3,629.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 103,672 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,448.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2010, the racial makeup of the city was 67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (58.4% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4858016.html |title=Plano (city), Texas |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023171753/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4858016.html |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 7.5% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 16.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (6.5% [[Asian Indian]], 5.2% [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]], 1.2% [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]], 1.2% [[Korean Americans|Korean]], 0.6% [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]], 0.2% [[Japanese Americans|Japanese]], 1.9% Other), 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] made up 14.7% of the population (10.6% Mexican, 0.5% Puerto Rican, 0.2% Cuban, 3.5% Other). By 2020, the racial makeup was 46.3% non-Hispanic white, 8.77% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 24.08% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.47% some other race, 4.0% multiracial, and 16.04% Hispanic or Latino of any race,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4858016&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> reflecting nationwide trends of greater diversification.<ref>{{Cite web |last4=Essig |first1=Alexa |last1=Ura |first2=Jason |last2=Kao |first3=Carla |last3=Astudillo |first4=Chris |date=August 12, 2021 |title=People of color make up 95% of Texas' population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

Of the 99,131 households in 2010, 35.8% had children under the age of 18. Married couples accounted for 56.7%; 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. About 24.4% of all households were individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61, and the average family size was 3.15. Data indicates that 28.7% of Plano's population was under the age of 18, 7.0% was 18 to 24, 36.5% was 25 to 44, 22.9% was 45 to 64, and 4.9% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $84,492, and the median income for a family was $101,616.<ref name="Income2007" /> About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those 65 or older. In 2007, Plano had the United States' highest median income among cities with a population exceeding 250,000, at $84,492.<ref name="nbc5i" /> According to crime statistics, there were four homicides in Plano in 2006, the lowest rate of all U.S. cities of 250,000 or more people.<ref name="FBI2006" />

Plano also has a substantial [[Iranian-American]] community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/texasbaptists/intercultural-ministry/IRANIAN-COMMUNITY-IN-NORTH-TEXAS.pdf |title=Iranian Community in North Texas |website=S3.amazonaws.com|access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref>

===Foreign-born residents===
{{As of|2000||alt=As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 U.S. census]]}}, of the foreign-born residents, 17% were from China, 9% from India, and 4% from Vietnam;<ref>Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. ''Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America'' (James A. Johnson metro series). [[Brookings Institution Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|0815779283}}, 9780815779285. Start p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA53 53]. CITED: p.[https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA64 64].</ref> a total of 30% of foreign-born residents came from these three countries. That year, 22% of Plano's foreign-born originated in Mexico.<ref name="Brettellp61">Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. ''Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America'' (James A. Johnson metro series). Brookings Institution Press, 2009. {{ISBN|0815779283}}, 9780815779285. Start p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA53 53]. CITED: p.[https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA61 61].</ref>

==== Chinese Americans ====
{{see also|History of Chinese Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth}}
Along with [[Houston]] and [[Sugar Land]], Plano has one of Texas's major concentrations of [[Chinese Americans]].<ref>Railey, Kimberley. "[http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/cornyn-seeks-to-lure-chinese-americans-to-gop.html/ Cornyn seeks to lure Chinese Americans to GOP]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140911184845/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/cornyn-seeks-to-lure-chinese-americans-to-gop.html/ Archive]). ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. September 3, 2014. Retrieved on September 22, 2014.</ref> According to the [[2010 U.S. Census|2010 U.S. census]], there were 14,500 ethnic Chinese in Plano. Of cities with 250,000 or more residents, Plano has the sixth-largest percentage of ethnic Chinese, making up 5.2% of the city's population. Charlie Yue, the executive vice president of the Association of Chinese Professionals, estimated that about 30,000 Plano residents are Chinese and that many "don't participate in government activities, like the census".<ref name="Kripke">Kripke, Pamela Gwyn. "[http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/june/why-30000-chinese-people-call-plano-texas-home Why 30,000 Chinese People Call Plano Home]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150122020824/http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/june/why-30000-chinese-people-call-plano-texas-home Archive]). ''[[D Magazine]]''. June 2012. Retrieved on September 27, 2014.</ref>

Chinese professionals began to settle Plano by 1991.<ref>Meyers, Jessica. "[http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/plano/headlines/20111104-rare-chinese-bilingual-program-highlights-plano-schools-diversity.ece Rare Chinese bilingual program highlights Plano schools' diversity]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151030185320/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/plano/headlines/20111104-rare-chinese-bilingual-program-highlights-plano-schools-diversity.ece Archive]). ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. November 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 22, 2014.</ref> As of 2011, DFW's Chinese restaurants catering to ethnic Chinese are mainly in Plano and [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]].<ref>Brenner, Leslie. "[http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/best-in-dfw/dining/20110309-best-in-dfw-chinese-restaurants.ece Best in DFW: Chinese restaurants]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062340/http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/best-in-dfw/dining/20110309-best-in-dfw-chinese-restaurants.ece Archive]). ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. March 9, 2011. Updated February 10, 2013. Retrieved on September 22, 2014.</ref> Most of the DFW-area Chinese cultural organizations are headquartered in Plano and Richardson. Plano has six Chinese churches<ref name="Kripke" /> and supermarkets, including [[99 Ranch Market]] and zTao Marketplace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/life/cooking/2017/03/24/asian-supermarket-bonanza-7-great-places-shop-north-texas |title=Asian supermarket bonanza: 7 great places to shop in North Texas |author=Connie Dufner |date=March 24, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref>