Plano’s growth over the
past two decades is largely the result of its
pro-business attitude and enthusiastic accommodation of
industry. Growth trends in the residential, commercial
and manufacturing construction markets have continued in
2000 and into 2001. The city issued 1,905 single-family
permits in 2001, with an average valuation of over
$200,000. The average home was 3,787 square feet in
size, and over 75% of the permitted houses were larger
than 3,000 square feet in size.
In 2000, the city issued permits for
non-residential construction valued at $476,804,943.
Major projects under construction in the city, both
public and private, include:
The Shops at Willow Bend, a 1.6 million square
foot regional mall at the intersection of the Dallas
North Tollway and W. Park Boulevard, scheduled to
open in August, 2001.
Granite Park Phase II, a 10 story office tower
at the intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and
State Highway 121 with 260,000 square feet of space.
Lacerte Software Corporation’s headquarters, a
165,000 square foot building located in the Legacy
business park.
A campus for Flextronics, a telecommunications
equipment manufacturer, with 500,000 square feet in
the first phase. Flextronic’s campus will be a major
addition to the city’s Research Technology district.
The Courtyard Theatre, a renovation of a
1930’s school gymnasium into a 360 seat
performing arts theater.
Two new urbanism developments combining
residential, retail, restaurant and office uses are also
under development.
Legacy Town Center, which includes a Marriott
Hotel, office buildings, retail shops, apartments
and restaurants, will serve as the commercial center
of the Legacy business park.
Plano Transit Village, located in Plano’s
historic downtown, will offer apartments,
restaurants, retail shops and "live/work" space
immediately adjacent to a planned light rail
stop. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s rail
service will begin in 2003.
Information Courtesy of The City Of Plano
Population: 222,030
Elevation: 674 feet
County: Collin
Land area: 71.6 square miles
Zip codes: 75023..75026, 75075,
75074, 75086, 75093, 75094.
Median resident age: 34.1 years Median household income: $78,722 Median house value: $162,300
Races in Plano:
White Non-Hispanic (72.8%)
Hispanic (10.1%)
Black (5.0%)
Chinese (4.3%)
Other race (3.9%)
Asian Indian (2.8%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
Korean (0.8%)
Vietnamese (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because
Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), English
(12.0%), Irish (10.8%), United States (6.8%),
Italian (4.1%), French (3.0%).
For population 25 years and over in
Plano
High school or higher: 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.6%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in
Plano city
Never married: 21.1%
Now married: 66.5%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 8.4%
17.1% Foreign born (8.4% Asia, 5.2%
Latin America, 2.1% Europe).
Nearest city with pop.
1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (17.6 miles, pop.
1,188,580).
