Plano is in Collin County, with a small part extending into Denton County. The city had about 293,000 residents on July 1, 2025, and 14.7% were 65 or older, roughly 43,000 people, a higher share than Dallas (11.8%) or Fort Worth (10.6%). Collin County had about 1.30 million residents, 12.4% of them 65 or older, roughly 161,000 people (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Vintage 2025 estimates).
The language picture is different from most of Texas. About 23.7% of Plano residents are Asian and 29.3% were born outside the U.S., and 38.0% of residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (QuickFacts). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey counts about 4,000 Plano residents 65 and older who speak an Asian or Pacific Island language at home, about twice the number who speak Spanish (about 1,900). Before you translate, look at who actually calls and tours. If your staff speak Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, Vietnamese or Spanish, say so on the contact page.
Main referral sources include Texas Health Plano, Medical City Plano and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano, along with the large Dallas hospitals to the south. Give discharge planners a referral page with payers, services, admission hours and a direct line.
Families compare across the whole northern corridor: Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Richardson, Murphy, Wylie, Carrollton and The Colony. Name the cities you really serve and keep your address, phone and hours identical everywhere they appear online.
Hospitals and health systems that refer patients
- Texas Health Plano (Texas Health Resources)
- Medical City Plano
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano
Towns families search from
Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Richardson, Murphy, Wylie, Carrollton, The Colony, Parker, Lucas. A good Plano site names the places your residents and their families actually come from.
Texas rules that apply here
Licensing, inspections, payment programs and the ombudsman for Plano are set at the state level. See what a Texas care provider website should show.
Questions
Which languages should a Plano senior living website offer?
Look at your own inquiries first. Census data show more Plano residents 65 and older speak an Asian or Pacific Island language at home (about 4,000) than Spanish (about 1,900), so Spanish alone may not cover your families.
How many older adults live in Plano?
As of July 1, 2025, 14.7% of Plano's roughly 293,000 residents were 65 or older, about 43,000 people, according to U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts. That is a higher share than Dallas or Fort Worth.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Plano cities
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bexar, Travis, Collin, Denton, Williamson and Fort Bend counties
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year, Table S1601 (Language Spoken at Home): Plano city, Texas
- Texas Health Resources: Texas Health Plano
- Medical City Healthcare: Medical City Plano
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano

