Conrad Elrod, R 3, hoeing strawberries. Location: Warren County--Plano, Kentucky, 1916
Plano’s story
134 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1916.
- 1892Plano is settled
PlanoKY
A town of 1,290, settled in 1892.
Population
1,290
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$226K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
31.2
years
Jobs based here
74
A commuter town
Is Plano a good place to live?
The best of Plano’s subject grades are a B+ for health and cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Plano has 1 place on the National Register. On the outdoors, just 23 of Kentucky’s 238 towns do worse. Plano has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Plano stand out
Where Plano beats most towns.
Small town
1,290 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Plano grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Plano is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →HealthTristar Greenview Regional Hospital 6.2 miles awayB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $226K, 3.6 years of the Bowling Green metro’s $63K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsBeat 70% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Jobs & income$80K median household income; 74 jobs based hereB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Plano: who provides what
Plano is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerWarren Rural Elec Coop12.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWarren County Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWarren CountyWarren County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Kentucky you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWarren County ClerkWarren County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2019
ZIP code4210442104 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Plano.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Plano than in most of Kentucky or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Bowling Green (58%), Franklin (4%) and Lexington (2%). In Plano, 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line, below both Kentucky’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). For Plano, the average trip to work is 27 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
0%work in town
| Plano | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Plano0%
Bowling Green58%
Franklin4%
Lexington2%
Louisville2%
8 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Plano
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
The biggest natural risk in Plano is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 34% of Plano’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to hail.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB+
Plano ranks healthier than 73% of the country’s towns
In Plano, 20% of adults get no exercise outside work, against 27% in Kentucky’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. Plano: 31% of adults have high blood pressure.
73%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Plano | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 27% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
31 measures vs. Kentucky
19 better12 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Plano | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.6% | 4% |
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital
6.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
A typical July afternoon in Plano is hotter than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Plano, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter30–49°
Spring46–70°
Summer66–88°
Fall47–71°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 658 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. G.H. Freeman Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade B+
Homes in Plano sell for about $215K
The share of households in Plano who own their home: 100%.
$215Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 36 attractions →Mammoth Cave National Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plano. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi National ParkMammoth Cave National Park661K visitors a year
9 mi MuseumNational Corvette Museum
6 mi CaveLost River Cave39 mi MuseumHouse of Cash
10 mi Theme parkBeech Bend Park
9 mi MuseumThe Historic Railpark and Train MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · National Corvette Museum: Jonrev at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lost River Cave: Nyttend, Public domain · Beech Bend Park: Acdixon, CC0 · The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: Bedford at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Plano
17pages on Plano
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Plano
Western Kentucky UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bowling Green7.8 mi$11,652 in-state tuitionSouthcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bowling Green8.1 mi$4,728 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Plano residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Plano for work
Where Plano’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
74jobs based in Plano
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Plano
CDP in Kentucky, United States
Plano is a CDP in Warren County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 1,223. The elevation is 610 feet.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
Questions about Plano
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Plano, KY expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $226,000, 2% below the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.