 The racial makeup of the city was 66.9% White (58.4% Non-Hispanic White), 7.6% Black, 0.36% Native American, 16.9% Asian (6.5% Asian Indian, 5.2% Chinese, 1.2% Vietnamese, 1.2% Korean, 0.6% Filipino, 0.2% Japanese, 1.9% Other), 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.86% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino made up 14.7% of the population(10.6% Mexican, 0.5% Puerto Rican, 0.2% Cuban, 3.5% Other)

Plano is the 9th largest city in Texas and the 71st largest city in the United States.As of 2009 western Plano has a higher concentration of Asians, while eastern Plano has a higher concentration of Hispanics and Latinos.