Two-minute impact
Plano’s population grew by nearly 3,000 over the five-year span, increasing 0.97%. Over the same time frame, Collin and Denton County’s populations grew by 26.58% and 24.86%, respectively.
From 2018-23, the median age in Plano increased 38.6 to 39.3 years old. In 2018, 22.8% of Plano residents were under 18 years old, compared to 21.3% in 2023. Meanwhile, 20.4% of Plano residents were over the age of 60 in 2023, up from 18.6% in 2018.
The background
The U.S. Census Bureau released new five-year data for 2023 on Dec. 12 as part of its American Community Survey, or ACS. The new data represents a five-year estimate of the population across the country from 2019 to 2023, according to the Census website.
